What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Physicist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Physicist?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Physicist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Physicist's salary?

An Assistant Physicist's salary grows with experience: starting around $108,280 for beginners, reaching about $109,525 at mid-level, and approach $113,413 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Physicist?

Assistant Physicist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Physicist roles are District of Columbia $132,112, California $131,611, Massachusetts $129,857. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Physicist roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Physicist level roles vary by specialization: Physicist VI: $186,405; Physicist V: $157,221; Physicist IV: $140,836; Senior Physicist: $108,300; Physicist: $108,292.

Assistant Physicist Salary in Montana

How much does an Assistant Physicist make in Montana? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Physicist in Montana is $112,651 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $54.

However, an Assistant Physicist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,628
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $104,921 to $120,491
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $97,883

10% $97,883

50% (Median) $112,651

90% $127,628

Assistant Physicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,491	$10,041	$2,317	$58
Average	$112,651	$9,388	$2,166	$54
25th Percentile	$104,921	$8,743	$2,018	$50

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Physicist Salaries

An Assistant Physicist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Physicist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Physicist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $108,280
Early Career (1-2 years): $108,529
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,525
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,018
Expert (over 8 years): $113,413

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Physicist	less than 1 year	$108,280
Early Career Level Assistant Physicist	1-2 years	$108,529
Mid-Level Level Assistant Physicist	2-4 years	$109,525
Senior-Level Level Assistant Physicist	5-8 years	$111,018
Expert Level Assistant Physicist	over 8 years	$113,413

How Do Assistant Physicist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Physicists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $132,112.
California: $131,611.
Massachusetts: $129,857.

District of Columbia $132,112 California $131,611 Massachusetts $129,857 Washington $129,380 New Jersey $129,332 Alaska $129,165 Connecticut $127,518 New York $126,850

Hawaii $124,714 Rhode Island $123,712 Maryland $123,032 Minnesota $122,101 Colorado $121,743 Illinois $121,624 Oregon $121,170 Delaware $120,836

New Hampshire $120,626 Virginia $120,156 Pennsylvania $118,784 Nevada $118,092 North Dakota $117,865 Michigan $117,507 Wisconsin $117,376 Vermont $117,114

Texas $116,386 Maine $116,338 Arizona $116,266 Ohio $116,183 Georgia $115,085 Indiana $114,536 Wyoming $114,429 Utah $114,262

Iowa $114,190 Kansas $113,617 Louisiana $113,450 North Carolina $113,391 Missouri $113,367 Florida $112,902 Montana $112,651 Nebraska $112,412

Kentucky $112,281 South Carolina $111,804 Tennessee $111,505 Idaho $111,386 New Mexico $110,515 Oklahoma $110,324 Alabama $109,620 South Dakota $108,439

Arkansas $107,795 West Virginia $107,449 Mississippi $106,410

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Physicist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $111,965
Acton: $114,676
Ashland: $111,879

Absarokee, MT $111,965

Acton, MT $114,676

Ashland, MT $111,879

Ballantine, MT $114,500

Bearcreek, MT $111,949

Belfry, MT $112,063

Bighorn, MT $111,695

Big Timber, MT $111,872

Birney, MT $111,800

Boyd, MT $112,973

Bridger, MT $112,535

Broadview, MT $114,041

Busby, MT $111,927

Clyde Park, MT $111,892

Columbus, MT $112,812

Cooke City, MT $111,674

Crow Agency, MT $112,022

Custer, MT $112,052

Decker, MT $111,906

Edgar, MT $114,250

Emigrant, MT $111,883

Fishtail, MT $111,787

Fromberg, MT $113,799

Gardiner, MT $111,886

Garryowen, MT $111,978

Grass Range, MT $111,770

Greycliff, MT $111,879

Hardin, MT $112,953

Fort Smith, MT $112,602

Harlowton, MT $111,832

Huntley, MT $115,065

Hysham, MT $111,752

Ingomar, MT $111,540

Joliet, MT $113,812

Lame Deer, MT $111,992

Laurel, MT $115,031

Lavina, MT $112,145

Livingston, MT $112,016

Lodge Grass, MT $112,041

Mc Leod, MT $111,638

Martinsdale, MT $111,711

Melstone, MT $111,752

Melville, MT $111,668

Molt, MT $114,354

Mosby, MT $111,599

Musselshell, MT $111,714

Nye, MT $111,774

Otter, MT $111,881

Park City, MT $114,242

Pompeys Pillar, MT $113,789

Pray, MT $111,825

Pryor, MT $113,854

Rapelje, MT $112,538

Red Lodge, MT $111,973

Reed Point, MT $111,834

Roberts, MT $112,446

Roscoe, MT $111,751

Roundup, MT $111,964

Ryegate, MT $111,732

Saint Xavier, MT $112,501

Sanders, MT $111,888

Sand Springs, MT $111,610

Shawmut, MT $111,696

Shepherd, MT $114,561

Silver Gate, MT $111,974

Springdale, MT $111,809

Sumatra, MT $111,610

Teigen, MT $111,773

Two Dot, MT $111,684

Wilsall, MT $111,783

Winnett, MT $111,693

Worden, MT $113,648

Wyola, MT $112,090

Billings, MT $115,165

Baker, MT $112,268

Wolf Point, MT $111,884

Antelope, MT $112,020

Bainville, MT $112,405

Brockton, MT $111,828

Brockway, MT $111,673

Circle, MT $111,757

Crane, MT $112,483

Culbertson, MT $112,073

Dagmar, MT $112,126

Fairview, MT $112,452

Flaxville, MT $111,741

Fort Peck, MT $111,687

Frazer, MT $111,816

Froid, MT $111,923

Glasgow, MT $111,875

Saint Marie, MT $112,350

Glentana, MT $111,688

Hinsdale, MT $111,663

Homestead, MT $111,923

Lambert, MT $111,855

Larslan, MT $111,671

Medicine Lake, MT $111,908

Nashua, MT $111,817

Opheim, MT $111,655

Outlook, MT $111,823

Peerless, MT $111,676

Plentywood, MT $111,999

Poplar, MT $111,904

Raymond, MT $111,916

Redstone, MT $111,680

Reserve, MT $111,789

Richey, MT $111,725

Richland, MT $111,663

Saco, MT $111,727

Savage, MT $112,058

Scobey, MT $111,828

Sidney, MT $112,479

Vandalia, MT $111,715

Vida, MT $111,751

Westby, MT $112,104

Whitetail, MT $111,661

Miles City, MT $111,893

Alzada, MT $111,797

Angela, MT $111,595

Alberton, MT $111,761

Arlee, MT $111,803

Bonner, MT $111,766

Charlo, MT $111,835

Clinton, MT $111,841

Condon, MT $111,640

Conner, MT $111,861

Corvallis, MT $112,009

Darby, MT $111,646

De Borgia, MT $111,415

Dixon, MT $111,736

Drummond, MT $111,797

Florence, MT $111,983

Frenchtown, MT $111,937

Grantsdale, MT $111,949

Hall, MT $111,774

Hamilton, MT $111,952

Pinesdale, MT $112,208

Haugan, MT $111,389

Helmville, MT $111,556

Heron, MT $111,430

Hot Springs, MT $111,633

Huson, MT $111,789

Lolo, MT $111,916

Lonepine, MT $111,674

Milltown, MT $112,199

Noxon, MT $111,385

Ovando, MT $111,544

Pablo, MT $112,235

Paradise, MT $111,800

Philipsburg, MT $111,774

Plains, MT $111,711

Polson, MT $111,886

Ravalli, MT $111,815

Ronan, MT $111,900

Saint Ignatius, MT $111,873

Saint Regis, MT $111,634

Saltese, MT $111,343

Seeley Lake, MT $111,828

Stevensville, MT $112,005

Sula, MT $111,607

Superior, MT $111,715

Thompson Falls, MT $111,557

Trout Creek, MT $111,453

Victor, MT $111,936

Kalispell, MT $111,983

Big Arm, MT $111,835

Bigfork, MT $111,830

Columbia Falls, MT $111,972

Coram, MT $111,828

Dayton, MT $111,850

Elmo, MT $111,719

Essex, MT $111,646

Eureka, MT $111,861

Fortine, MT $111,751

Hungry Horse, MT $112,101

Kila, MT $111,739

Lake Mc Donald, MT $111,841

Lakeside, MT $111,923

Libby, MT $111,693

Marion, MT $111,677

Martin City, MT $111,920

Olney, MT $111,661

Polebridge, MT $111,465

Proctor, MT $111,687

Rexford, MT $111,770

Rollins, MT $111,755

Somers, MT $111,909

Stryker, MT $111,640

Trego, MT $111,724

Troy, MT $111,385

West Glacier, MT $111,500

Whitefish, MT $111,916

Bloomfield, MT $111,786

Boyes, MT $111,822

Broadus, MT $111,855

Brusett, MT $111,676

Capitol, MT $111,588

Cohagen, MT $111,634

Colstrip, MT $112,089

Ekalaka, MT $111,829

Fallon, MT $111,947

Forsyth, MT $111,799

Glendive, MT $112,169

Hammond, MT $111,751

Hathaway, MT $111,875

Ismay, MT $111,786

Jordan, MT $111,700

Kinsey, MT $111,834

Lindsay, MT $111,693

Mildred, MT $111,946

Olive, MT $111,715

Plevna, MT $112,042

Powderville, MT $111,606

Rosebud, MT $111,661

Terry, MT $111,735

Volborg, MT $111,663

Wibaux, MT $112,125

Willard, MT $112,079

Great Falls, MT $107,067

Malmstrom A F B, MT $107,067

Augusta, MT $111,658

Babb, MT $111,699

Belt, MT $108,380

Black Eagle, MT $107,067

Brady, MT $110,597

Browning, MT $111,849

Buffalo, MT $111,763

Bynum, MT $111,749

Carter, MT $108,926

Cascade, MT $110,432

Choteau, MT $111,751

Coffee Creek, MT $111,760

Conrad, MT $111,853

Cut Bank, MT $111,778

Denton, MT $111,733

Dupuyer, MT $111,646

Dutton, MT $109,331

East Glacier Park, MT $111,599

Ethridge, MT $111,633

Fairfield, MT $110,869

Floweree, MT $107,291

Forest Grove, MT $111,717

Fort Benton, MT $110,947

Fort Shaw, MT $108,532

Galata, MT $111,663

Geraldine, MT $111,711

Geyser, MT $110,906

Heart Butte, MT $111,847

Highwood, MT $108,536

Hilger, MT $111,761

Hobson, MT $111,776

Judith Gap, MT $111,755

Kevin, MT $111,736

Ledger, MT $111,687

Lewistown, MT $111,958

Loma, MT $111,710

Lothair, MT $111,700

Moccasin, MT $111,783

Monarch, MT $110,546

Moore, MT $111,844

Neihart, MT $111,371

Oilmont, MT $111,678

Pendroy, MT $111,646

Power, MT $108,112

Raynesford, MT $110,417

Roy, MT $111,658

Sand Coulee, MT $107,067

Shelby, MT $111,855

Simms, MT $109,377

Stanford, MT $111,770

Stockett, MT $108,169

Sunburst, MT $111,776

Sun River, MT $107,970

Sweet Grass, MT $111,707

Biddle, MT $111,894

Ulm, MT $107,118

Valier, MT $111,760

Vaughn, MT $107,509

Winifred, MT $111,720

Havre, MT $111,931

Big Sandy, MT $111,743

Box Elder, MT $111,965

Chester, MT $111,758

Chinook, MT $111,779

Dodson, MT $111,737

Gildford, MT $111,718

Harlem, MT $111,872

Hays, MT $111,917

Hingham, MT $111,719

Hogeland, MT $111,700

Inverness, MT $111,692

Joplin, MT $111,719

Kremlin, MT $111,715

Lloyd, MT $111,552

Loring, MT $111,657

Malta, MT $111,797

Rudyard, MT $111,744

Turner, MT $111,726

Whitewater, MT $111,677

Whitlash, MT $111,600

Zortman, MT $111,807

Zurich, MT $111,655

Helena, MT $106,756

Basin, MT $109,089

Boulder, MT $110,284

Canyon Creek, MT $107,947

Clancy, MT $106,938

East Helena, MT $106,685

Fort Harrison, MT $106,685

Jefferson City, MT $107,705

Lincoln, MT $111,747

Marysville, MT $107,816

Radersburg, MT $110,460

Ringling, MT $111,621

Toston, MT $110,885

Townsend, MT $109,241

White Sulphur Springs, MT $111,294

Winston, MT $107,927

Wolf Creek, MT $110,204

Butte, MT $111,742

Alder, MT $111,704

Anaconda, MT $111,989

Avon, MT $109,010

Belgrade, MT $112,122

Bozeman, MT $112,194

Big Sky, MT $112,110

Cameron, MT $111,630

Cardwell, MT $111,872

Deer Lodge, MT $111,063

Dell, MT $111,324

Dillon, MT $111,789

Divide, MT $111,758

Elliston, MT $108,102

Ennis, MT $111,940

Gallatin Gateway, MT $111,875

Garrison, MT $110,514

Glen, MT $111,754

Gold Creek, MT $111,251

Harrison, MT $111,903

Jackson, MT $111,467

Lima, MT $111,404

Mc Allister, MT $111,918

Manhattan, MT $112,090

Melrose, MT $111,767

Norris, MT $111,766

Polaris, MT $111,631

Pony, MT $111,927

Ramsay, MT $111,985

Sheridan, MT $111,965

Silver Star, MT $111,962

Three Forks, MT $112,002

Twin Bridges, MT $111,869

Virginia City, MT $111,909

Warm Springs, MT $111,973

West Yellowstone, MT $111,847

Whitehall, MT $111,986

Willow Creek, MT $111,953

Wisdom, MT $111,495

Wise River, MT $111,690

Missoula, MT $112,368

Assistant Physicist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Physicist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Physicist positions in Biotechnology or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Physicist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Physicist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$135,181	$65.0	20%
Healthcare	$123,916	$60.0	10%

Assistant Physicist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Physicist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$104,921

Average $112,651/year

$120,491

$8,743

Average $9,388/month

$10,041

$2,018

Average $2,166/week

$2,317

$50

Average $54/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,491	$10,041	$2,317	$58
Average	$112,651	$9,388	$2,166	$54
25th Percentile	$104,921	$8,743	$2,018	$50

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