Physics Lecturers

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Many physics lecturers have a few professional traits in common. For example, innovation, initiative, and persistence serve as helpful workplace tools, especially when combined with solid career training. Around 12,870 folks worked as physics lecturers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it is vital to build on these characteristics and pursue solid training, particularly if you desire to progress in the field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that physics lecturers brought home a median annual pay of $75,100 in 2009, equal to $36.10 per hour. Of course, income levels can vary by education, experience and place.

Below, you will find more data about physics lecturers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas across the United States.

Physics lecturers should be skilled in: Oral Expression Written Expression Inductive Reasoning Deductive Reasoning Speech Recognition

Different folks go into different careers. Physics Lecturers are typically: Investigative Realistic Artistic

Working as a physics lecturer requires knowledge in subjects like: Physics Mathematics Education and Training English Language Chemistry

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In the tables below, you will find links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as physics lecturers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of physics lecturers in each city as compared to the national average. Want career information in a different city? Learn more about careers across the United States on CareerXE™ at WorldWideLearn.com.

Here is how median wages for physics lecturers break down across the U.S..

Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntsville	30	$71,800	$34.50	$86,200	$41.50	65.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a physics lecturer? Check out Science schools in Alabama.

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	NA	$47,300	$22.80	$69,500	$33.40	NA

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California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	NA	$85,200	$41.00	$108,900	$52.30	NA
Oakland	100	$89,300	$43.00	$115,900	$55.70	5.1%
Riverside	60	$86,600	$41.60	$113,700	$54.70	-48.5%
Sacramento	100	$101,800	$49.00	$123,800	$59.50	21.2%
San Diego	220	NA	NA	NA	NA	74.7%
San Francisco (Area)	NA	$94,300	$45.30	$122,800	$59.00	NA
San Francisco (City)	NA	$99,200	$47.70	$129,700	$62.40	NA
San Jose	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-53.5%

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Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	70	$88,400	$42.50	$153,000	$73.50	-41.4%

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Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New Haven	50	$67,700	$32.50	$98,800	$47.50	97%

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District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	300	$76,300	$36.70	$102,400	$49.20	-5.1%

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Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jacksonville	30	$54,800	$26.40	$69,700	$33.50	-41.4%
Miami (Area)	110	$74,000	$35.60	$87,900	$42.30	-26.3%
Orlando	70	$64,000	$30.80	$77,700	$37.40	-24.2%

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Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	180	$71,600	$34.40	$91,300	$43.90	-20.2%

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Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	170	$59,300	$28.50	$71,100	$34.20	-4%

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Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	30	$60,400	$29.10	$72,200	$34.70	-62.6%
South Bend	NA	$81,700	$39.30	$118,300	$56.90	NA

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Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	50	$72,500	$34.90	$87,800	$42.20	96%

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Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	40	$85,700	$41.20	$105,100	$50.50	24.2%

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Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	140	$89,800	$43.20	$128,800	$61.90	16.2%

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Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	350	$99,300	$47.80	$133,000	$63.90	112.1%
Springfield	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	31.3%

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Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	130	$67,100	$32.30	$90,200	$43.40	-26.3%

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Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	30	$54,600	$26.20	$66,600	$32.00	27.3%

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Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	50	$62,000	$29.80	$80,000	$38.40	-49.5%
Springfield	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	125.3%
St. Louis	170	$60,700	$29.20	$78,300	$37.60	31.3%

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Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	30	$66,200	$31.80	$82,100	$39.50	-29.3%

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New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Buffalo	NA	$87,300	$42.00	$101,000	$48.60	NA
New York (Area)	NA	$88,600	$42.60	$111,900	$53.80	NA
Rochester	150	$146,200	$70.30	$166,400+	$0.00	200%

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North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	60	$80,700	$38.80	$102,600	$49.30	-27.3%
Raleigh	100	$108,900	$52.30	$134,000	$64.40	104%

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Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Canton	30	$73,200	$35.20	$84,100	$40.40	90.9%
Cincinnati	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	-21.2%
Cleveland	110	$73,700	$35.50	$99,000	$47.60	6.1%
Columbus	120	$90,600	$43.50	$110,700	$53.20	33.3%
Dayton	70	$66,500	$32.00	$84,900	$40.80	78.8%

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Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	50	$54,400	$26.10	$77,600	$37.30	-14.1%

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Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	60	$79,300	$38.10	$122,700	$59.00	-41.4%

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Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	60	$91,600	$44.00	$115,700	$55.60	76.8%
Harrisburg	60	$71,200	$34.20	$88,500	$42.60	83.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	240	$85,700	$41.20	$117,500	$56.50	30.3%
Pittsburgh	150	$81,800	$39.40	$107,100	$51.50	31.3%
Scranton	40	$79,100	$38.00	$91,500	$44.00	41.4%

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Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	80	$93,700	$45.10	$120,600	$58.00	42.4%

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South Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Greenville	60	$78,600	$37.80	$100,500	$48.30	89.9%

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Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	30	$57,500	$27.70	$71,100	$34.20	57.6%
Knoxville	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	119.2%
Memphis	50	$71,900	$34.60	$80,700	$38.80	-19.2%
Nashville	80	$73,300	$35.20	$102,600	$49.30	17.2%

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Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	180	NA	NA	NA	NA	136.4%
Dallas (Area)	70	$68,000	$32.70	$87,800	$42.20	-65.7%
El Paso	40	$57,900	$27.90	$66,600	$32.00	48.5%
Houston	150	$84,300	$40.50	$99,800	$48.00	-40.4%
San Antonio	70	$58,400	$28.10	$78,100	$37.50	-10.1%

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Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Provo	60	$77,500	$37.20	$86,700	$41.70	263.6%

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Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	-1%
Virginia Beach	70	$62,500	$30.10	$92,700	$44.60	-1%

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Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	170	$75,200	$36.10	$104,200	$50.10	23.2%
Spokane	30	$52,400	$25.20	$67,700	$32.50	52.5%

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Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Milwaukee	70	$73,500	$35.30	$93,400	$44.90	-17.2%

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