The annual salary statistics of physicists in Los Alamos County, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists in Los Alamos County 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 | $111,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $127,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $149,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $172,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Los Alamos County, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $199,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $149,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $111,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $149,100 | 1.98% | 1.98% |
| 2016 | $146,150 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $146,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $149,100 in Los Alamos County is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Los Alamos County is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Albuquerque and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Las Cruces.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Albuquerque | |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | |
| Los Alamos County | |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | |
| Las Cruces |