Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics Degree Salary

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Updated: 19 May 2013

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Employees with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	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	$90K	$180K
Research Scientist	$60,591 - $112,380
Postdoctoral Research Associate	$32,183 - $65,436
Physicist	$59,596 - $130,334
Senior Research Scientist (Unspecified Type)	$40,268 - $166,652
Associate Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$68,722 - $77,320
Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$105,442 - $178,039
Senior Electrical Engineer	$87,429 - $137,500
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 19 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 179

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	$116,653 - $164,463
University of Chicago	$63,250 - $128,000
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)	$70,737 - $119,683
University of California - Berkeley	$56,000 - $127,500
Yale University	$103,382 - $130,000

Popular Cities

Salary Range


Chicago, Illinois	$45,615 - $170,626
San Jose, California	$96,317 - $155,076
San Diego, California	$73,250 - $147,395
San Francisco, California	$80,000 - $150,000
Los Angeles, California	$67,000 - $135,000

Gender

	Female 10%			Male 90%
Salary:	$54,938 - $89,779			$72,654 - $135,594

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