Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Physicists in South Carolina

Find Schools Near

Physicists in South Carolina

Want to work in South Carolina as a Physicist? Read this first!

10.5% Jobs Projection
$104,700 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Physicists in South Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Physicists in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Physicists in South Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physicists Work in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, there were 200 people working as Physicists in the year 2018.

There were 190 Physicists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

undefined

The typical state has 220 Physicists working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Physicists than average.

undefined

Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Physicists in this state are growing at a rate of 10.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.5%.

undefined

South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Physicists job openings in South Carolina, and 210 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,700 annual jobs and 20,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Physicists Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Physicists ranged from $61,640 to $208,000 with $104,700 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $29.64 to $100. The median hourly rate was $50.34.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $49.5 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.84.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

undefined

Top South Carolina Metros for Physicists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Physicists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 120 $80,840

Top States for Physicists Employment

View the list below to see where most Physicists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 3,200 $112,980
Maryland 1,950 $125,660
New Mexico 1,770 $148,620
Texas 1,000 $112,420
New York 950 $126,740
Colorado 930 $100,850
Illinois 810 $111,160
Virginia 750 $102,220
District of Columbia 670 $146,890
Michigan 510 $81,650
Washington 500 $103,900
Tennessee 440 $126,500
Ohio 440 $117,870
New Jersey 370 $119,930
Massachusetts 360 $145,570
North Carolina 330 $133,650
Pennsylvania 320 $132,410
Indiana 260 $0
Florida 240 $124,070
South Carolina 200 $104,700

Below are the states where Physicists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Oklahoma $170,280
Wisconsin $154,070
New Mexico $148,620
District of Columbia $146,890
Massachusetts $145,570
Utah $138,100
North Carolina $133,650
Pennsylvania $132,410
Minnesota $128,110
Louisiana $127,630

You may also be interested in the following careers:

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.