The annual salary statistics of physicists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $80,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $199,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $128,340 | 6.81% | 37.17% |
| 2021 | $119,600 | 3.49% | - |
| 2020 | $115,420 | 7.17% | - |
| 2019 | $107,150 | 41.62% | - |
| 2018 | $62,550 | 5.47% | - |
| 2017 | $59,130 | -0.76% | - |
| 2016 | $59,580 | -40.60% | - |
| 2013 | $83,770 | 3.74% | - |
| 2012 | $80,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,340 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.9 percent (36.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.