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Highest-paying States for Other Physical Scientists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $173,770, Minnesota is the highest paying state for other physical scientists. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $147,260). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Physical Scientists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Minnesota	$173,770	$129,380	580
2	District of Columbia	$147,260	$97,430	740
3	Virginia	$140,130	$79,930	1,240
4	Maryland	$135,300	$71,360	2,070
5	Rhode Island	$131,390	$84,680	40
6	Alabama	$122,680	$79,350	140
7	Michigan	$121,340	$79,960	310
8	South Carolina	$120,420	$81,750	80
9	Massachusetts	$119,720	$74,110	300
10	Washington	$119,520	$79,350	340
11	Kansas	$116,690	$55,410	130
12	Connecticut	$115,610	$61,320	90
13	California	$114,660	$83,220	2,580
14	Colorado	$114,420	$37,670	770
15	Georgia	$112,780	$50,690	370
16	Arizona	$111,220	$65,010	130
17	Alaska	$107,830	$65,730	110
18	New Jersey	$104,600	$81,310	460
19	Oklahoma	$103,790	$81,990	60
20	New York	$103,400	$64,530	1,170
21	Ohio	$103,300	$51,110	460
22	Hawaii	$103,290	$65,450	130
23	New Mexico	$103,170	$62,700	220
24	West Virginia	$103,170	$71,740	80
25	South Dakota	$102,970	$32,860	40
26	Missouri	$101,920	$33,220	90
27	Utah	$100,530	$65,670	120
28	North Carolina	$98,220	$53,330	610
29	Tennessee	$97,510	$51,150	90
30	Illinois	$97,050	$51,980	630
31	Pennsylvania	$95,370	$39,170	630
32	Florida	$95,220	$45,260	370
33	Oregon	$93,410	$64,010	250
34	Nebraska	$93,160	$55,060	50
35	Mississippi	$92,120	$58,390	360
36	New Hampshire	$89,110	$52,900	100
37	Louisiana	$88,840	$50,030	290
38	Maine	$86,430	$50,890	50
39	Wisconsin	$83,530	$58,360	60
40	Nevada	$81,540	$32,280	140
41	Texas	$81,390	$50,050	1,530
42	Iowa	$78,450	$57,830	50
43	Idaho	$75,030	$37,380	130
44	Montana	$70,620	$51,150	160
45	Kentucky	$65,640	$49,490	250
46	Indiana	$64,070	$50,460	1,030
47	Wyoming	$58,870	$43,540	50
48	North Dakota	$55,960	$32,280	50
49	Puerto Rico	$34,460	$29,610	90

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other physical scientists in those states is not available at this time.