Highest-paying Cities for Other Physical Scientists

The top 100 highest paying cities for other physical scientists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of other physical scientists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $203,070, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is the highest paying city for other physical scientists. It is followed by Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut (average annual salary $177,300). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of other physical scientists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Physical Scientists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$203,070	$84,310	90
2	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$177,300	$95,770	60
3	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$173,770	$129,790	620
4	Lafayette, Louisiana	$156,000	$61,990	30
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$148,660	$97,430	2,730
6	Huntsville, Alabama	$145,040	$101,070	70
7	Nashua, New Hampshire	$142,890	$57,070	40
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$138,170	$82,370	2,060
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$134,440	$86,650	390
10	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$134,010	$94,370	40
11	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$133,950	$87,110	140
12	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$133,640	$85,870	420
13	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$133,400	$61,010	30
14	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$131,390	$84,680	40
15	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$129,340	$90,250	130
16	Boulder, Colorado	$128,630	$85,820	180
17	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$128,190	$75,630	340
18	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$128,000	$90,230	60
19	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$127,520	$75,620	700
20	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$127,150	$72,320	230
21	Dayton, Ohio	$126,610	$75,650	120
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$125,880	$59,180	500
23	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$124,590	$83,230	50
24	Tucson, Arizona	$123,770	$71,570	40
25	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$123,660	$73,040	450
26	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$123,360	$74,110	250
27	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$123,210	$79,140	40
28	Knoxville, Tennessee	$122,680	$62,730	50
29	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$121,530	$84,680	230
30	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$121,280	$67,160	280
31	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$120,990	$66,060	740
32	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$120,640	$81,310	590
33	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$120,580	$80,200	110
34	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$120,060	$82,700	250
35	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$120,040	$72,200	40
36	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$119,500	$57,740	290
37	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$119,390	$81,850	40
38	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$119,250	$76,070	30
39	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$118,620	$91,250	30
40	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$117,890	$39,810	420
41	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$116,560	$73,800	210
42	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$114,820	$81,330	30
43	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$114,760	$98,430	840
44	Kansas City, Missouri	$114,670	$55,870	170
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$114,350	$59,650	460
46	Honolulu, Hawaii	$114,060	$78,150	100
47	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$114,030	$82,580	60
48	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$113,440	$76,250	50
49	Flagstaff, Arizona	$113,060	$54,720	40
50	Anchorage, Alaska	$112,960	$74,300	80
51	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$112,670	$94,750	300
52	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$111,220	$80,870	40
53	Morgantown, West Virginia	$110,550	$61,790	n/a
54	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$110,080	$79,350	40
55	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$109,790	$60,280	180
56	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$108,830	$62,840	70
57	Charlottesville, Virginia	$108,120	$74,780	80
58	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$108,110	$75,190	160
59	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$107,940	$76,580	350
60	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$107,220	$64,420	110
61	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$107,050	$57,220	120
62	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$106,830	$31,660	90
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$106,820	$77,230	510
64	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$106,700	$52,770	220
65	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$105,870	$64,800	480
66	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$105,780	$33,220	40
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$105,250	$52,820	540
68	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$104,880	$52,310	90
69	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$104,850	$66,330	160
70	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$104,600	$49,590	130
71	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$103,830	$66,070	80
72	Rochester, New York	$103,810	$63,470	110
73	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$103,290	$65,450	50
74	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$103,210	$62,550	80
75	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$102,520	$81,930	30
76	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$102,480	$82,290	40
77	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$102,450	$55,160	140
78	Salt Lake City, Utah	$102,160	$68,410	80
79	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$100,950	$53,910	70
80	New Haven, Connecticut	$100,640	$55,330	30
81	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$100,530	$48,220	60
82	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$100,330	$63,490	660
83	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$100,270	$58,650	40
84	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$99,780	$64,010	180
85	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$99,740	$76,720	40
86	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$99,160	$36,590	n/a
87	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$97,510	$49,750	130
88	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$96,890	$48,870	60
89	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$95,000	$69,960	60
90	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$94,700	$55,200	270
91	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$94,610	$56,830	550
92	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$93,570	$71,440	40
93	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$90,350	$44,750	30
94	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$89,940	$32,550	30
95	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$89,020	$51,430	50
96	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$88,860	$68,080	n/a
97	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$88,090	$50,330	130
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$87,840	$55,060	40
99	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$87,280	$48,500	320
100	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$86,780	$31,220	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other physical scientists.