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 $112,822 for beginners, reaching about $114,119 at mid-level, and approach $118,170 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 Wisconsin

How much does an Assistant Physicist make in Wisconsin? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Physicist in Wisconsin is $117,376 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $132,982
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $109,322 to $125,545
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,988

10% $101,988

50% (Median) $117,376

90% $132,982

Assistant Physicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$125,545	$10,462	$2,414	$60
Average	$117,376	$9,781	$2,257	$56
25th Percentile	$109,322	$9,110	$2,102	$53

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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): $112,822
Early Career (1-2 years): $113,081
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,119
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,674
Expert (over 8 years): $118,170

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Physicist	less than 1 year	$112,822
Early Career Level Assistant Physicist	1-2 years	$113,081
Mid-Level Level Assistant Physicist	2-4 years	$114,119
Senior-Level Level Assistant Physicist	5-8 years	$115,674
Expert Level Assistant Physicist	over 8 years	$118,170

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:

Green Lake: $114,173
Greenville: $115,259
Hancock: $113,163

Green Lake, WI $114,173

Greenville, WI $115,259

Hancock, WI $113,163

Hortonville, WI $115,017

Iola, WI $113,665

King, WI $114,535

Larsen, WI $114,806

Leopolis, WI $113,524

Manawa, WI $114,088

Marion, WI $113,736

Menasha, WI $115,354

Neenah, WI $115,144

Neshkoro, WI $113,763

New London, WI $114,542

Ogdensburg, WI $113,831

Omro, WI $114,393

Pickett, WI $114,487

Pine River, WI $114,045

Plainfield, WI $113,373

Poy Sippi, WI $114,123

Princeton, WI $113,900

Readfield, WI $114,690

Redgranite, WI $114,154

Ripon, WI $114,374

Rosendale, WI $114,431

Saxeville, WI $113,919

Scandinavia, WI $113,756

Tilleda, WI $113,353

Van Dyne, WI $114,574

Waukau, WI $114,375

Waupaca, WI $114,068

Wautoma, WI $113,802

Weyauwega, WI $114,264

Wild Rose, WI $113,837

Winnebago, WI $114,837

Winneconne, WI $114,570

Wilson, WI $116,448

Boyd, WI $113,433

Cadott, WI $113,514

Chetek, WI $113,207

Chippewa Falls, WI $113,757

Colfax, WI $113,620

Conrath, WI $112,978

Cornell, WI $113,270

Dallas, WI $113,857

Downing, WI $115,902

Downsville, WI $115,061

Durand, WI $114,950

Eau Galle, WI $114,696

Eleva, WI $113,880

Elk Mound, WI $113,628

Elmwood, WI $115,799

Fairchild, WI $113,742

Fall Creek, WI $113,808

Gilmanton, WI $114,399

Holcombe, WI $113,076

Humbird, WI $113,615

Independence, WI $114,068

Jim Falls, WI $113,366

Knapp, WI $115,842

Maiden Rock, WI $115,982

Menomonie, WI $114,951

Merrillan, WI $113,458

Mondovi, WI $114,110

Nelson, WI $115,472

New Auburn, WI $113,162

Osseo, WI $114,146

Pepin, WI $116,381

Pigeon Falls, WI $114,400

Plum City, WI $115,826

Prairie Farm, WI $114,839

Ridgeland, WI $114,224

Rock Falls, WI $113,677

Sand Creek, WI $113,224

Sheldon, WI $112,929

Spring Valley, WI $116,527

Stanley, WI $113,462

Stockholm, WI $116,654

Strum, WI $114,071

Thorp, WI $113,409

Wheeler, WI $114,472

Whitehall, WI $113,922

Spooner, WI $112,894

Almena, WI $114,474

Ashland, WI $112,781

Balsam Lake, WI $116,342

Barron, WI $113,756

Barronett, WI $112,942

Bayfield, WI $112,783

Benoit, WI $112,619

Birchwood, WI $112,740

Brill, WI $113,213

Bruce, WI $112,869

Brule, WI $113,836

Cable, WI $112,388

Cameron, WI $113,240

Centuria, WI $116,980

Comstock, WI $114,786

Cornucopia, WI $112,934

Couderay, WI $112,446

Cumberland, WI $113,942

Danbury, WI $113,569

Drummond, WI $112,723

Edgewater, WI $112,675

Exeland, WI $112,529

Foxboro, WI $114,240

Frederic, WI $114,573

Gordon, WI $113,292

Grand View, WI $112,493

Grantsburg, WI $115,270

Haugen, WI $113,335

Hawthorne, WI $114,209

Hayward, WI $112,529

Herbster, WI $113,089

Hertel, WI $112,925

High Bridge, WI $112,613

Iron River, WI $113,422

Ladysmith, WI $112,879

Lake Nebagamon, WI $113,956

La Pointe, WI $112,591

Luck, WI $115,901

Maple, WI $114,225

Marengo, WI $112,566

Mason, WI $112,582

Mikana, WI $113,200

Milltown, WI $116,385

Minong, WI $113,242

Odanah, WI $113,038

Ojibwa, WI $112,335

Glidden, WI $112,377

Harshaw, WI $112,898

Hawkins, WI $112,683

Hazelhurst, WI $112,916

Heafford Junction, WI $113,011

Hurley, WI $112,689

Iron Belt, WI $112,479

Kennan, WI $112,701

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $112,886

Lake Tomahawk, WI $112,949

Land O Lakes, WI $112,798

Laona, WI $112,860

Long Lake, WI $112,551

Mc Naughton, WI $112,962

Manitowish Waters, WI $112,789

Mellen, WI $112,423

Mercer, WI $112,590

Minocqua, WI $113,004

Montreal, WI $112,719

Park Falls, WI $112,675

Phelps, WI $112,797

Phillips, WI $112,725

Prentice, WI $112,812

Presque Isle, WI $112,743

Saint Germain, WI $113,027

Saxon, WI $112,522

Sayner, WI $112,873

Star Lake, WI $112,579

Three Lakes, WI $112,894

Tony, WI $112,863

Tripoli, WI $112,621

Upson, WI $112,144

Wabeno, WI $112,869

Woodruff, WI $113,052

La Crosse, WI $112,257

Alma, WI $115,117

Alma Center, WI $113,600

Arcadia, WI $114,015

Arkdale, WI $113,170

Bangor, WI $112,503

Black River Falls, WI $113,231

Blair, WI $113,575

Camp Douglas, WI $113,336

Cashton, WI $112,625

Cataract, WI $112,805

Chaseburg, WI $112,442

Cochrane, WI $114,918

Coon Valley, WI $112,397

De Soto, WI $112,637

Dodge, WI $113,695

Eastman, WI $112,956

Ettrick, WI $112,853

Ferryville, WI $112,820

Fountain City, WI $114,422

Galesville, WI $113,196

Gays Mills, WI $113,174

Genoa, WI $112,526

Hillsboro, WI $113,577

Hixton, WI $113,598

Holmen, WI $112,519

Hustler, WI $113,750

Kendall, WI $113,437

La Farge, WI $113,263

Lynxville, WI $112,966

Mather, WI $113,200

Melrose, WI $112,831

Millston, WI $112,958

Mindoro, WI $112,598

Mount Sterling, WI $113,360

Necedah, WI $113,213

Norwalk, WI $112,758

Oakdale, WI $113,342

Onalaska, WI $112,343

Ontario, WI $113,252

Readstown, WI $113,134

Rockland, WI $112,482

Seneca, WI $113,471

Soldiers Grove, WI $113,258

Sparta, WI $112,715

Steuben, WI $113,160

Stoddard, WI $112,349

Taylor, WI $113,351

Tomah, WI $113,399

Trempealeau, WI $113,182

Palmyra, WI $115,740

Tunnel City, WI $113,344

Viola, WI $113,335

Viroqua, WI $112,627

Warrens, WI $113,166

Westby, WI $112,570

West Salem, WI $112,402

Wilton, WI $113,336

Eau Claire, WI $114,068

Altoona, WI $114,224

Arkansaw, WI $115,422

Augusta, WI $113,783

Bay City, WI $116,470

Bloomer, WI $113,392

Boyceville, WI $115,181

Glen Flora, WI $112,680

Wales, WI $117,324

Bagley, WI $112,976

Beetown, WI $113,089

Benton, WI $113,535

Bloomington, WI $113,109

Boscobel, WI $113,353

Cassville, WI $112,974

Cuba City, WI $113,333

Dickeyville, WI $113,429

Fennimore, WI $113,489

Glen Haven, WI $112,912

Hazel Green, WI $113,150

Kieler, WI $113,461

Lancaster, WI $113,230

Mount Hope, WI $113,091

Patch Grove, WI $113,499

Platteville, WI $113,712

Potosi, WI $113,005

Prairie Du Chien, WI $113,251

Sinsinawa, WI $113,104

Stitzer, WI $113,453

Wauzeka, WI $113,147

Woodman, WI $113,023

Portage, WI $115,512

Adams, WI $113,690

Arlington, WI $116,680

Baraboo, WI $115,522

Beaver Dam, WI $115,418

Brandon, WI $114,189

Briggsville, WI $114,794

Burnett, WI $114,639

Cambria, WI $115,351

Cazenovia, WI $113,783

Columbus, WI $116,327

Dalton, WI $114,694

Dellwood, WI $113,307

Doylestown, WI $116,146

Elroy, WI $113,469

Endeavor, WI $114,650

Fairwater, WI $114,412

Fall River, WI $115,998

Fox Lake, WI $114,849

Friendship, WI $113,348

Friesland, WI $115,203

Grand Marsh, WI $113,740

Hillpoint, WI $114,448

Kingston, WI $114,802

Lake Delton, WI $115,097

La Valle, WI $113,941

Lime Ridge, WI $114,367

Loganville, WI $114,712

Lyndon Station, WI $114,094

Markesan, WI $114,247

Marquette, WI $114,642

Mauston, WI $113,663

Montello, WI $114,245

New Lisbon, WI $113,349

North Freedom, WI $115,578

Oxford, WI $114,264

Packwaukee, WI $114,719

Pardeeville, WI $115,581

Poynette, WI $116,314

Randolph, WI $115,348

Reedsburg, WI $114,678

Rio, WI $116,190

Rock Springs, WI $114,830

Union Center, WI $113,983

Waupun, WI $114,428

Westfield, WI $113,715

Wisconsin Dells, WI $114,625

Wonewoc, WI $113,552

Wyocena, WI $115,842

Amery, WI $117,010

Baldwin, WI $117,713

Beldenville, WI $117,495

Clayton, WI $115,479

Clear Lake, WI $116,408

Cushing, WI $116,615

Deer Park, WI $117,245

Dresser, WI $118,035

East Ellsworth, WI $117,197

Ellsworth, WI $117,389

Glenwood City, WI $116,667

Hager City, WI $117,690

Hammond, WI $119,099

Hudson, WI $120,984

New Richmond, WI $119,387

Osceola, WI $119,694

Prescott, WI $120,024

River Falls, WI $119,873

Roberts, WI $119,840

Saint Croix Falls, WI $117,335

Somerset, WI $120,511

Star Prairie, WI $119,070

Pell Lake, WI $115,426

Pleasant Prairie, WI $115,534

Powers Lake, WI $115,623

Rochester, WI $116,089

Salem, WI $115,715

Silver Lake, WI $115,744

Somers, WI $115,392

South Milwaukee, WI $118,807

Springfield, WI $115,476

Sturtevant, WI $115,414

Sullivan, WI $116,011

Trevor, WI $115,770

Twin Lakes, WI $115,720

Union Grove, WI $115,665

Walworth, WI $115,233

Radisson, WI $112,478

Waterford, WI $116,701

Waukesha, WI $118,473

Whitewater, WI $115,080

Williams Bay, WI $115,122

Wilmot, WI $115,764

Woodworth, WI $115,623

Zenda, WI $115,116

Milwaukee, WI $119,452

Saint Francis, WI $119,400

Racine, WI $115,336

Afton, WI $115,000

Albany, WI $115,784

Arena, WI $115,824

Argyle, WI $115,138

Avalon, WI $115,017

Avoca, WI $114,356

Barneveld, WI $115,833

Belleville, WI $116,548

Belmont, WI $114,029

Beloit, WI $114,894

Black Earth, WI $116,554

Blanchardville, WI $115,441

Blue Mounds, WI $116,209

Blue River, WI $113,311

Brodhead, WI $114,994

Brooklyn, WI $116,604

Browntown, WI $114,234

Cambridge, WI $116,548

Gile, WI $113,066

Clinton, WI $115,084

Wausau, WI $113,441

Marshfield, WI $113,490

Abbotsford, WI $113,378

Amherst, WI $113,680

Amherst Junction, WI $113,552

Aniwa, WI $112,996

Antigo, WI $113,108

Arpin, WI $113,265

Athens, WI $113,118

Auburndale, WI $113,209

Babcock, WI $113,033

Birnamwood, WI $113,064

Blenker, WI $113,194

Bowler, WI $113,283

Brokaw, WI $113,289

Bryant, WI $112,863

Chili, WI $113,353

Colby, WI $113,317

Curtiss, WI $113,265

Custer, WI $113,392

Deerbrook, WI $112,856

Dorchester, WI $113,273

Edgar, WI $113,207

Eland, WI $113,193

Elcho, WI $112,911

Elderon, WI $113,261

Elton, WI $113,009

Galloway, WI $113,368

Gilman, WI $113,017

Jump River, WI $112,918

Gleason, WI $112,880

Granton, WI $113,347

Greenwood, WI $113,405

Hannibal, WI $112,998

Hatley, WI $113,149

Hewitt, WI $113,693

Irma, WI $112,931

Junction City, WI $113,150

Loyal, WI $113,394

Lublin, WI $113,113

Marathon, WI $113,187

Mattoon, WI $113,412

Medford, WI $113,151

Merrill, WI $113,113

Milladore, WI $113,190

Mosinee, WI $113,264

Neillsville, WI $113,503

Nekoosa, WI $113,304

Nelsonville, WI $113,799

Ogema, WI $112,845

Owen, WI $113,289

Pearson, WI $112,818

Pelican Lake, WI $112,825

Phlox, WI $113,329

Woodville, WI $117,063

Houlton, WI $121,281

Abrams, WI $113,444

Amberg, WI $112,758

Armstrong Creek, WI $112,787

Athelstane, WI $112,831

Black Creek, WI $114,673

Bonduel, WI $113,759

Brillion, WI $114,571

Cecil, WI $113,584

Coleman, WI $113,347

Combined Locks, WI $115,435

Crivitz, WI $113,143

De Pere, WI $113,688

Dunbar, WI $112,712

Fence, WI $112,594

Florence, WI $112,760

Forest Junction, WI $114,898

Gillett, WI $113,502

Goodman, WI $112,782

Greenleaf, WI $114,123

Green Valley, WI $113,533

Gresham, WI $113,461

Hilbert, WI $114,855

Kaukauna, WI $115,293

Freedom, WI $115,150

Keshena, WI $113,583

Kimberly, WI $115,442

Krakow, WI $113,534

Lakewood, WI $112,968

Lena, WI $113,424

Little Chute, WI $115,437

Little Suamico, WI $113,416

Marinette, WI $113,489

Mountain, WI $113,034

Neopit, WI $113,305

Niagara, WI $112,882

Nichols, WI $114,166

Oconto, WI $113,413

Oconto Falls, WI $113,475

Oneida, WI $113,545

Pembine, WI $112,810

Peshtigo, WI $113,393

Porterfield, WI $113,097

Potter, WI $114,632

Pound, WI $113,224

Pulaski, WI $113,576

Pickerel, WI $112,924

Pittsville, WI $113,182

Plover, WI $113,563

Port Edwards, WI $113,622

Rib Lake, WI $113,001

Ringle, WI $113,113

Rosholt, WI $113,345

Rothschild, WI $113,546

Rudolph, WI $113,227

Schofield, WI $113,453

Spencer, WI $113,373

Stetsonville, WI $113,202

Stevens Point, WI $113,512

Stratford, WI $113,277

Summit Lake, WI $112,944

Tigerton, WI $113,459

Tomahawk, WI $113,015

Unity, WI $113,283

Vesper, WI $113,244

Westboro, WI $112,854

White Lake, WI $112,911

Willard, WI $113,380

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $113,446

Withee, WI $113,221

Wittenberg, WI $113,322

Rhinelander, WI $113,078

Argonne, WI $112,715

Boulder Junction, WI $112,786

Brantwood, WI $112,681

Butternut, WI $112,497

Catawba, WI $112,717

Clam Lake, WI $112,107

Conover, WI $112,844

Crandon, WI $113,020

Eagle River, WI $113,012

Fifield, WI $112,645

Poplar, WI $114,391

Port Wing, WI $113,450

Seymour, WI $114,029

Oak Creek, WI $118,004

Adell, WI $115,698

Allenton, WI $116,121

Ashippun, WI $116,494

Belgium, WI $116,833

Brookfield, WI $119,189

Brownsville, WI $114,545

Butler, WI $119,258

Campbellsport, WI $115,110

Cascade, WI $115,015

Cedarburg, WI $118,173

Cedar Grove, WI $116,296

Chilton, WI $114,636

Cleveland, WI $114,177

Clyman, WI $115,581

Colgate, WI $117,985

Delafield, WI $117,277

Eden, WI $114,509

Elkhart Lake, WI $114,500

Fredonia, WI $116,803

Germantown, WI $118,475

Glenbeulah, WI $114,444

Grafton, WI $118,195

Greenbush, WI $114,441

Hartford, WI $116,944

Hartland, WI $117,634

Hingham, WI $115,515

Horicon, WI $115,246

Hubertus, WI $117,827

Hustisford, WI $115,708

Iron Ridge, WI $115,880

Ixonia, WI $116,240

Jackson, WI $117,837

Johnson Creek, WI $115,882

Juneau, WI $115,245

Kewaskum, WI $116,170

Kiel, WI $114,300

Kohler, WI $114,793

Lannon, WI $118,640

Lebanon, WI $115,820

Lomira, WI $115,082

Malone, WI $114,539

Mayville, WI $115,120

Menomonee Falls, WI $118,817

Merton, WI $117,827

Mount Calvary, WI $114,635

Nashotah, WI $117,251

Neosho, WI $116,282

Newburg, WI $117,277

New Holstein, WI $114,474

Newton, WI $114,068

North Lake, WI $118,236

Oakfield, WI $114,332

Oconomowoc, WI $116,790

Okauchee, WI $117,123

Oostburg, WI $115,725

Pewaukee, WI $118,143

Plymouth, WI $114,656

Port Washington, WI $117,479

Random Lake, WI $116,248

Richfield, WI $117,890

Rubicon, WI $116,484

Saint Cloud, WI $114,625

Saukville, WI $117,624

Sheboygan, WI $115,122

Sheboygan Falls, WI $114,734

Slinger, WI $117,312

Stockbridge, WI $114,893

Sussex, WI $118,234

West Bend, WI $116,702

Theresa, WI $115,770

Thiensville, WI $119,045

Waldo, WI $115,411

Watertown, WI $115,737

Mequon, WI $118,740

Woodland, WI $115,984

Bassett, WI $115,721

Benet Lake, WI $115,613

Big Bend, WI $117,525

Bristol, WI $115,627

Burlington, WI $115,844

Caledonia, WI $116,277

Camp Lake, WI $115,756

Cudahy, WI $119,307

Darien, WI $115,209

Delavan, WI $115,160

Dousman, WI $116,474

Eagle, WI $116,260

Cobb, WI $114,419

Cottage Grove, WI $117,216

Cross Plains, WI $116,923

Dane, WI $116,915

Darlington, WI $114,355

Deerfield, WI $116,894

De Forest, WI $117,047

Dodgeville, WI $114,932

Edgerton, WI $116,293

Edmund, WI $114,670

Evansville, WI $115,974

Footville, WI $115,249

Fort Atkinson, WI $115,794

Gotham, WI $114,929

Gratiot, WI $113,843

Hanover, WI $115,225

Highland, WI $114,265

Hollandale, WI $115,624

Janesville, WI $115,315

Shawano, WI $113,648

Sherwood, WI $115,192

Shiocton, WI $114,382

Sobieski, WI $113,435

Suamico, WI $113,404

Suring, WI $113,262

Townsend, WI $113,020

Wausaukee, WI $112,953

Wrightstown, WI $114,852

Zachow, WI $113,620

Algoma, WI $113,411

Baileys Harbor, WI $113,100

Brussels, WI $113,399

Casco, WI $113,422

Collins, WI $114,311

Denmark, WI $113,557

Egg Harbor, WI $113,189

Ellison Bay, WI $112,996

Ephraim, WI $113,188

Fish Creek, WI $113,113

Forestville, WI $113,401

Francis Creek, WI $113,688

Kellnersville, WI $113,763

Kewaunee, WI $113,475

Luxemburg, WI $113,424

Manitowoc, WI $113,901

Maplewood, WI $113,381

Maribel, WI $113,691

Mishicot, WI $113,596

New Franken, WI $113,407

Reedsville, WI $113,995

Saint Nazianz, WI $114,219

Sister Bay, WI $113,121

Sturgeon Bay, WI $113,421

Tisch Mills, WI $113,545

Two Rivers, WI $113,586

Valders, WI $114,165

Washington Island, WI $112,930

Whitelaw, WI $113,768

Green Bay, WI $113,391

East Troy, WI $116,260

Elkhorn, WI $115,460

Elm Grove, WI $119,258

Fontana, WI $115,188

Franksville, WI $116,201

Genesee Depot, WI $117,096

Genoa City, WI $115,516

Greendale, WI $119,172

Hales Corners, WI $118,968

Franklin, WI $118,282

Helenville, WI $115,608

Honey Creek, WI $115,896

Kansasville, WI $115,856

Kenosha, WI $115,364

New Berlin, WI $118,596

Lake Geneva, WI $115,124

Lyons, WI $115,744

Mukwonago, WI $116,970

Muskego, WI $117,711

New Munster, WI $115,757

North Prairie, WI $116,907

Fremont, WI $114,478

Rice Lake, WI $113,109

Sarona, WI $112,832

Shell Lake, WI $112,929

Siren, WI $114,071

Solon Springs, WI $113,430

South Range, WI $114,500

Springbrook, WI $112,615

Stone Lake, WI $112,657

Superior, WI $114,622

Trego, WI $112,736

Turtle Lake, WI $115,289

Wascott, WI $113,316

Washburn, WI $112,881

Webster, WI $113,018

Weyerhaeuser, WI $112,835

Winter, WI $112,297

Oshkosh, WI $114,778

Almond, WI $113,538

Appleton, WI $115,443

Bancroft, WI $113,183

Bear Creek, WI $114,199

Berlin, WI $114,277

Big Falls, WI $113,935

Butte Des Morts, WI $114,719

Caroline, WI $113,627

Clintonville, WI $113,921

Coloma, WI $113,239

Dale, WI $114,928

Eldorado, WI $114,506

Embarrass, WI $113,882

Eureka, WI $114,308

Fond Du Lac, WI $115,064

Jefferson, WI $115,697

Juda, WI $114,851

Lake Mills, WI $116,251

Linden, WI $114,551

Livingston, WI $113,962

Lodi, WI $116,542

Lone Rock, WI $114,583

Lowell, WI $115,800

Mc Farland, WI $117,346

Marshall, WI $116,769

Mazomanie, WI $116,494

Merrimac, WI $116,035

Middleton, WI $117,262

Milton, WI $115,366

Mineral Point, WI $114,601

Monroe, WI $114,781

Montfort, WI $114,011

Monticello, WI $115,652

Morrisonville, WI $116,926

Mount Horeb, WI $116,376

Muscoda, WI $113,818

New Glarus, WI $116,126

Oregon, WI $117,151

Orfordville, WI $115,116

Plain, WI $114,931

Prairie Du Sac, WI $116,096

Reeseville, WI $116,035

Rewey, WI $114,091

Richland Center, WI $113,703

Ridgeway, WI $115,757

Sauk City, WI $116,129

Sextonville, WI $114,749

Sharon, WI $115,182

Shullsburg, WI $113,625

South Wayne, WI $114,085

Spring Green, WI $115,374

Stoughton, WI $116,929

Sun Prairie, WI $117,047

Verona, WI $117,015

Waterloo, WI $116,408

Waunakee, WI $117,308

Windsor, WI $117,234

Woodford, WI $114,762

Madison, WI $117,555

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	$140,851	$68.0	20%
Healthcare	$129,114	$62.0	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.

$109,322

Average $117,376/year

$125,545

$9,110

Average $9,781/month

$10,462

$2,102

Average $2,257/week

$2,414

$53

Average $56/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$125,545	$10,462	$2,414	$60
Average	$117,376	$9,781	$2,257	$56
25th Percentile	$109,322	$9,110	$2,102	$53

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