Exactly 1,000 of California's 2,890 physics professionals work in Los Angeles. Between 2006 and 2010, in Los Angeles, there has been a 156% growth in the number of physics professionals. As the number of physics professionals in Los Angeles has increased, overall employment in Los Angeles has also increased.

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As the number of physics professionals in Los Angeles has grown, salaries for physics professionals have decreased. In 2010 physics professionals in Los Angeles reportedly earned an average salary of $87,950 per year. The average salary for physics professionals in Los Angeles was $101,180 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of physics professionals in Los Angeles is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Physics professionals in Los Angeles make a median yearly salary of $85,470. The 10% of physics professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $50,270 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 172% higher salaries.

Physics professional salaries in Los Angeles are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 7 accredited physics schools in the city. Many of Los Angeles' physics professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Los Angeles' physics schools offer 19 physics degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 160 students completed physics courses.