The annual salary statistics of physicists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $71,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $208,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $208,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,200.
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 | $109,530 | -29.93% | 20.89% |
| 2021 | $142,310 | 28.99% | - |
| 2020 | $101,050 | 19.12% | - |
| 2019 | $81,730 | -17.91% | - |
| 2018 | $96,370 | 0.11% | - |
| 2017 | $96,260 | 2.59% | - |
| 2016 | $93,770 | 39.84% | - |
| 2014 | $56,410 | -102.69% | - |
| 2013 | $114,340 | 24.22% | - |
| 2012 | $86,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $109,530 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.