The annual salary statistics of physicists in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $95,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $131,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $171,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $228,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $228,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $131,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $95,330.
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 | $131,140 | -45.37% | 40.60% |
| 2021 | $190,640 | 45.47% | - |
| 2020 | $103,950 | 2.08% | - |
| 2019 | $101,790 | -41.42% | - |
| 2015 | $143,950 | 9.32% | - |
| 2014 | $130,540 | 33.14% | - |
| 2013 | $87,280 | 10.75% | - |
| 2012 | $77,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $131,140, San Antonio-New Braunfels is the second highest paying city for physicists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $135,510). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of physicists in San Antonio-New Braunfels is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower.
| 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 |