Exactly 410 of the 470 physics professionals employed in Massachusetts, work in Cambridge. Between 2006 and 2010, in Cambridge, there has been a 9% decline in the number of physics professionals. As the number of physics professionals in Cambridge has decreased, overall employment in Cambridge has increased.

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Salaries for physics professionals in Cambridge have increased. In 2010 Cambridge physics professionals earned an average yearly salary of $106,620. The average salary for physics professionals in Cambridge was $102,340 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Cambridge.

Cambridge physics professionals earn a median yearly salary of $102,660. The 10% of physics professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $64,590 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 141% higher salaries.

On average physics professional salaries in Cambridge are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Cambridge's physics professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited physics schools in the city.

Cambridge's physics schools offer 13 physics degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 255 students completed physics courses.