The annual salary statistics of physicists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $49,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $175,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $223,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $223,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,460.
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 | $114,840 | 5.11% | -32.36% |
| 2021 | $108,970 | 25.59% | - |
| 2019 | $81,080 | -16.75% | - |
| 2018 | $94,660 | 10.25% | - |
| 2017 | $84,960 | 18.96% | - |
| 2016 | $68,850 | -1.31% | - |
| 2015 | $69,750 | -57.35% | - |
| 2014 | $109,750 | -4.86% | - |
| 2013 | $115,080 | -32.08% | - |
| 2012 | $152,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $114,840, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the second highest paying city for physicists in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis (median annual salary of $165,660). Compared with Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, the median annual salary of physicists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Madison | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |