The annual salary statistics of physicists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $75,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $157,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $186,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $201,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $157,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $157,940 | 7.00% | 10.38% |
| 2016 | $146,890 | 3.34% | - |
| 2015 | $141,980 | -1.15% | - |
| 2014 | $143,610 | 0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $143,360 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $141,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $157,940, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the second highest paying city for physicists in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Detroit-Warren-Livonia (median annual salary of $169,580). Compared with Detroit-Warren-Livonia, the median annual salary of physicists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Ann Arbor |