Exactly 90 of California's 2,890 physics professionals work in Sacramento. As the employment for physics professionals in Sacramento has increased, overall employment in Sacramento has decreased.

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In Sacramento, salaries for physics professionals have decreased. In 2010 Sacramento physics professionals earned an average yearly salary of $84,760. The average salary for physics professionals in Sacramento was $85,830 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Sacramento.

Physics professionals in Sacramento make a median yearly salary of $79,720. The difference in pay between the physics professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 75%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $63,750 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $111,290 per year.

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

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

Sacramento's physics schools offer 2 physics degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 8 students completed physics courses.