Physicist Salary

Updated: 31 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. )	£0	£18K	£36K	£54K
Salary	£21,141 - £49,905
Bonus	£0.00 - £5,182
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). )	£25,164 - £52,645
Country: United Kingdom \| Currency: GBP \| Updated: 31 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 30

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Job Listings for Physicist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 20	Experimental Physicists	Polytec	England: Hertfordshire
	for experimental physicists to join their science &... are seeking bright, enthusiastic, hands-on physicists with both an aptitude and interest in commercial... Indeed
Jan 11	Physicists (Perm & Contract)	Elekta	Crawley, England: West Sussex
	Radiotherapy System Physicist: You will take a... department (although experience as a Radiation Physicist in another area will be considered). Experience... Indeed
Jan 20	Trainee Medical Physicists- 2Posts	Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust	England: Surrey
	We have two Medical Physicist (Radiation Physics... adjusted.The National training scheme for Medical Physicists is currently undergoing some review under the... Indeed
Jan 21	Physicists	MJH Personnel Associates Ltd	Cambridge, England: Cambridgeshire
	Title: Physicists Ref: 0089 Location: Cambridge Salary: to ?42,000 + Benefits Keywords: Physicist... role will allow the Physicist to contribute to the... Indeed

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Popular Industries

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Nuclear Energy and Allied	£24,153 - £53,986
Aerospace and Defense	£23,978 - £50,587
Higher Education	£21,448 - £47,416
Weather Service	£20,005 - £47,481
Research & Development, Biotechnology	£21,214 - £46,250

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Key Statistics for Physicist Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 7%			Male 93%
Salary:	Not enough data			£29,747 - £43,500

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

33%

5-9 years

30%

10-19 years

17%

20 years or more

17%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Doctorate (PhD), Physics	£24,795 - £40,500
Doctorate (PhD)	£24,795 - £40,500

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 43%		Dental: 25%
	Vision: 29%		None: 39%

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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.