Exactly 120 of the 1,160 physics professionals employed in Maryland, work in Baltimore. There has been a 14% decline in the number of physics professionals in Baltimore between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of physics professionals in Baltimore has decreased, overall employment in Baltimore has increased.

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• Light Blue: Physics in Baltimore
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As the number of physics professionals in Baltimore has shrunk, salaries for physics professionals have increased. Baltimore physics professionals made $111,180 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, physics professionals in Baltimore made an average salary of $100,730 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Baltimore.

Physics professionals in Baltimore earn a median salary of $112,770 per year. The difference in pay between the physics professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 177%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $56,050 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $155,500 per year.

Baltimore physics professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Baltimore's physics professionals are graduates of one of the 6 accredited physics schools in the city.

There are a total of 14 degree and certificate programs in physics offered by Baltimore's physics schools.

In 2010 approximately 112 students graduated from physics courses.