Exactly 40 of the 520 physics professionals employed in New York, work in Schenectady. As the number of physics professionals in Schenectady has increased, overall employment in Schenectady has also increased.

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Salaries for physics professionals in Schenectady have increased. Schenectady physics professionals made $117,600 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, physics professionals in Schenectady made an average salary of $94,040 per year. The growth in the salary of physics professionals in Schenectady is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Schenectady physics professionals earn a median yearly salary of $106,360. The difference in pay between the physics professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 113%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $74,750 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $159,540 per year.

On average physics professionals in Schenectady earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Schenectady.

There is only one accredited physics school in the city. Many of Schenectady's physics professionals are graduates of this school.

Schenectady's physics school offers one physics degree and certificate program.

Approximately 3 students graduated from physics courses in 2010.