Exactly 1,170 of the 500 physics professionals employed in Washington DC, work in Washington. There has been a 31% growth in the number of physics professionals in Washington between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Washington has also increased.

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Salaries for physics professionals in Washington have increased. In 2010 physics professionals in Washington reportedly earned an average salary of $122,220 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, physics professionals in Washington made an average salary of $112,530 per year. The growth in the salary of physics professionals in Washington is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Physics professionals in Washington earn a median salary of $123,130 per year. The difference in pay between the physics professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 92%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $80,940 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $155,500 per year.

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

Many of Washington'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 Washington's physics schools.

Approximately 53 students completed physics courses in 2010.