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Research Physicist Salaries in the United States

How much does a Research Physicist make in the United States?

Research Physicists earn $86,000 annually on average, or $41 per hour, which is 26% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Research Physicists work for United States Navy at $97,000 annually.

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$97K United States Navy's Average Research Physicist Salary (3 salaries)

+$11K (12%) more than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
+$52K (73%) more than average United States Navy salary ($45K)
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-$6K (6%) less than average United States Navy Research Physicist salary ($97K)
+$3K (3%) more than average United States Navy Research Physicist salary ($97K)
+$3K (3%) more than average United States Navy Research Physicist salary ($97K)

$101K SAIC's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

+$15K (16%) more than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
+$23K (25%) more than average SAIC salary ($78K)
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Equal to average SAIC Research Physicist salary ($101K)

$100K Naval Air Warfare Center's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

+$14K (15%) more than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
+$27K (31%) more than average Naval Air Warfare Center salary ($73K)
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Equal to average Naval Air Warfare Center Research Physicist salary ($100K)

$90K Air Force Research Laboratory's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

+$4K (4%) more than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
+$29K (38%) more than average Air Force Research Laboratory salary ($61K)
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Equal to average Air Force Research Laboratory Research Physicist salary ($90K)

$81K NAVAIR's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

-$5K (5%) less than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
+$18K (25%) more than average NAVAIR salary ($63K)
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Equal to average NAVAIR Research Physicist salary ($81K)

$70K United States Army's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

-$16K (20%) less than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
+$28K (50%) more than average United States Army salary ($42K)
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Equal to average United States Army Research Physicist salary ($70K)

$61K University of Oklahoma's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

-$25K (34%) less than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
+$31K (68%) more than average University of Oklahoma salary ($30K)
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Equal to average University of Oklahoma Research Physicist salary ($61K)

$60K NASA Ames Research Center's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

-$26K (35%) less than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
+$9K (16%) more than average NASA Ames Research Center salary ($51K)
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Equal to average NASA Ames Research Center Research Physicist salary ($60K)

$51K National Institute of Standards and Technology's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

-$35K (51%) less than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
-$11K (19%) less than average National Institute of Standards and Technology salary ($62K)
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Equal to average National Institute of Standards and Technology Research Physicist salary ($51K)

$30K University of Utah's Average Research Physicist Salary (1 salaries)

-$56K (96%) less than national average Research Physicist salary ($86K)
Equal to average University of Utah salary ($30K)
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Equal to average University of Utah Research Physicist salary ($30K)
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