The annual salary statistics of physicists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $50,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $141,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $175,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $196,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $196,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $141,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,000.
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 | $141,130 | 13.22% | 26.37% |
| 2020 | $122,470 | 1.25% | - |
| 2019 | $120,940 | 74.31% | - |
| 2017 | $31,070 | 0.06% | - |
| 2016 | $31,050 | 2.42% | - |
| 2015 | $30,300 | -261.78% | - |
| 2013 | $109,620 | 5.20% | - |
| 2012 | $103,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $141,130 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Durham-Chapel Hill is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |