Physicist Salary

Updated: 17 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	AU$0	AU$50K	AU$100K	AU$150K
Salary	AU$34,059 - AU$138,086
Bonus	AU$0.00 - AU$12,500
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	AU$36,087 - AU$138,086
Country: Australia \| Currency: AUD \| Updated: 17 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 11

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Companies and Industries for Physicist Salaries

Popular Industries

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Research & Development, Biotechnology	AU$43,003 - AU$118,489
Education, College/University	AU$43,251 - AU$116,133

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Key Statistics for Physicist Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female n/a			Male 100%
Salary:	Not enough data			AU$53,300 - AU$110,000

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

27%

1-4 years

36%

5-9 years

10-19 years

27%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Doctorate (PhD)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Physics	Not enough data
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics	Not enough data
Bachelor's Degree	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 27%		Dental: 9%
	Vision: n/a		None: 73%

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Top Cities by Popularity for Physicist Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity

1. Melbourne, Victoria

2. Brisbane, Queensland

Physicist Job Description

People with the job title Physicist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Physicists

Conduct research into the phases of physical phenomena, develop theories and laws on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply laws and theories to industry and other fields.