Physicist Salary

Updated: 24 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. )	C$0	C$50K	C$100K	C$150K
Salary	C$24,468 - C$110,495
Bonus	C$81.09 - C$25,253
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). )	C$24,658 - C$117,115
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 24 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 17

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Job Listings for Physicist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 19	Medical Health Physicist Department	The Ottawa Hospital	Ottawa, Ontario
	800 Job Title: Position Number: 00060240 Medical Health Physicist Job Code: Radiation Safety Officer 217465 Department: Location: Civic Campus Salary Range: 34... Indeed
Jan 20	Physicist	Omachron	Oshawa, Ontario
	Education: Completion of university Experience: 5 years or more Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English Area of Specialization - Physics: Chemical... Indeed
Jan 20	Medical Physicist	LAKERIDGE HEALTH	Oshawa, Ontario
	SUMMARY: The Medical Physicists are responsible for... through the application of physics to medicine. Physicists are instrumental in ensuring that radiation... Indeed
Jan 25	Research Scientist - Computational Physicist	2011-02-03	Ontario
	Research Scientist - Computational Physicist Department Name: Department of Natural Resources Location: Ottawa Classification: SE - RES - 01, SE - RES... Indeed

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R&D/Mechanical	C$39,912 - C$104,609
Education, College/University	C$41,481 - C$106,950
Medical Devices	C$43,143 - C$105,756
Telecommunications Equipment	C$37,943 - C$106,933

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Key Statistics for Physicist Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 10%			Male 90%
Salary:	Not enough data			C$47,000 - C$103,935

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

53%

5-9 years

10-19 years

24%

20 years or more

12%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Doctorate (PhD)	C$84,000 - C$115,000
Doctorate (PhD), Physics	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Astrophysics	Not enough data
Master of Science (MS), Geophysics	Not enough data
Master of Science (MS), Statistics	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 82%		Dental: 71%
	Vision: 59%		None: 18%

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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.