The annual salary statistics of physicists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $54,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $180,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,750.
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 | $130,360 | 6.90% | 40.97% |
| 2021 | $121,360 | 41.45% | - |
| 2020 | $71,060 | 5.50% | - |
| 2019 | $67,150 | -2.83% | - |
| 2018 | $69,050 | 4.65% | - |
| 2017 | $65,840 | 2.48% | - |
| 2016 | $64,210 | 7.02% | - |
| 2015 | $59,700 | -18.89% | - |
| 2014 | $70,980 | -12.96% | - |
| 2013 | $80,180 | 4.03% | - |
| 2012 | $76,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $130,360 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 63.7 percent (63.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| College Station-Bryan |