Biophysicist Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Biophysicist make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Biophysicist in Connecticut is $82,474 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Biophysicist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,430
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,101 to $95,537
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,389

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Biophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,537	$7,961	$1,837	$46
Average	$82,474	$6,873	$1,586	$40
25th Percentile	$75,101	$6,258	$1,444	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Biophysicist Salaries

A Biophysicist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Biophysicist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Biophysicists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $85,445.
California: $85,121.
Massachusetts: $83,986.

District of Columbia $85,445 California $85,121 Massachusetts $83,986 Washington $83,678 New Jersey $83,647 Alaska $83,539 Connecticut $82,474 New York $82,042

Hawaii $80,660 Rhode Island $80,012 Maryland $79,572 Minnesota $78,970 Colorado $78,739 Illinois $78,661 Oregon $78,368 Delaware $78,152

New Hampshire $78,016 Virginia $77,712 Pennsylvania $76,825 Nevada $76,377 North Dakota $76,231 Michigan $75,999 Wisconsin $75,914 Vermont $75,744

Texas $75,274 Maine $75,243 Arizona $75,196 Ohio $75,142 Georgia $74,432 Indiana $74,077 Wyoming $74,008 Utah $73,900

Iowa $73,854 Kansas $73,483 Louisiana $73,375 North Carolina $73,337 Missouri $73,321 Florida $73,020 Montana $72,858 Nebraska $72,704

Kentucky $72,619 South Carolina $72,310 Tennessee $72,117 Idaho $72,040 New Mexico $71,477 Oklahoma $71,353 Alabama $70,898 South Dakota $70,134

Arkansas $69,717 West Virginia $69,493 Mississippi $68,822

Top Paying Cities for Biophysicists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $81,166
Oneco: $80,957
Avon: $81,321

Old Mystic, CT $81,166 Oneco, CT $80,957 Avon, CT $81,321 Bloomfield, CT $81,367 Windsor, CT $81,369 Bristol, CT $81,361 Burlington, CT $81,356 Broad Brook, CT $80,915

Canaan, CT $80,970 Canton, CT $81,281 Canton Center, CT $81,258 Colebrook, CT $80,973 Collinsville, CT $81,275 East Berlin, CT $81,231 East Canaan, CT $81,061 East Glastonbury, CT $81,368

East Granby, CT $80,926 East Hartland, CT $80,719 East Windsor Hill, CT $81,306 Ellington, CT $80,738 Farmington, CT $81,233 Falls Village, CT $81,247 Glastonbury, CT $81,371 Granby, CT $80,760

Berlin, CT $81,225 Lakeville, CT $81,317 Manchester, CT $81,361 Bolton, CT $81,256 New Britain, CT $81,200 New Hartford, CT $81,342 Norfolk, CT $81,173 North Canton, CT $81,197

North Granby, CT $80,522 Pine Meadow, CT $81,270 Plainville, CT $81,231 Barkhamsted, CT $81,107 Poquonock, CT $81,306 Riverton, CT $81,007 Vernon Rockville, CT $81,146 Rocky Hill, CT $81,280

Salisbury, CT $80,771 Sharon, CT $81,933 Simsbury, CT $81,249 Somers, CT $80,074 Somersville, CT $80,058 South Glastonbury, CT $81,349 South Windsor, CT $81,337 North Windham, CT $81,147

Pomfret Center, CT $81,061 Putnam, CT $81,015 Quinebaug, CT $81,040 Rogers, CT $81,012 Scotland, CT $81,151 South Willington, CT $80,946 South Windham, CT $81,168 South Woodstock, CT $81,053

Storrs Mansfield, CT $81,102 Thompson, CT $81,031 Ashford, CT $80,961 Willington, CT $80,936 Windham, CT $81,156 Woodstock, CT $81,030 Woodstock Valley, CT $80,997 New London, CT $81,170

Baltic, CT $81,150 Canterbury, CT $81,116 Central Village, CT $81,052 East Lyme, CT $81,196 Bozrah, CT $81,159 Gales Ferry, CT $81,164 Gilman, CT $81,176 Mashantucket, CT $81,156

Ledyard, CT $81,163 Groton, CT $81,169 Hanover, CT $81,149 Jewett City, CT $81,146 Montville, CT $81,167 Moosup, CT $81,013 Mystic, CT $81,165 Niantic, CT $81,191

North Stonington, CT $81,126 Norwich, CT $81,146 Preston, CT $81,146 Oakdale, CT $81,189 Old Lyme, CT $81,346 Stafford, CT $80,604 Stafford Springs, CT $80,644 Staffordville, CT $80,527

Suffield, CT $79,997 Taconic, CT $81,067 Tariffville, CT $81,105 Enfield, CT $79,980 Tolland, CT $80,906 Unionville, CT $81,301 East Windsor, CT $80,810 Weatogue, CT $81,325

West Granby, CT $80,933 West Hartland, CT $80,748 West Simsbury, CT $81,239 West Suffield, CT $80,011 Winchester Center, CT $81,247 Windsor Locks, CT $80,812 Winsted, CT $81,240 Hartford, CT $81,440

West Hartford, CT $81,370 East Hartford, CT $81,433 Wethersfield, CT $81,366 Newington, CT $81,217 Plainfield, CT $81,087 Quaker Hill, CT $81,170 South Lyme, CT $81,245 Sterling, CT $80,936

Stonington, CT $81,149 Pawcatuck, CT $81,105 Taftville, CT $81,146 Uncasville, CT $81,164 Versailles, CT $81,142 Voluntown, CT $81,083 Waterford, CT $81,171 Wauregan, CT $81,046

West Mystic, CT $81,166 Yantic, CT $81,152 Ansonia, CT $82,788 Beacon Falls, CT $82,567 Botsford, CT $84,089 Branford, CT $82,011 Cheshire, CT $81,859 Centerbrook, CT $81,599

Chester, CT $81,599 Clinton, CT $81,954 Cobalt, CT $81,376 Colchester, CT $81,298 Cromwell, CT $81,276 Deep River, CT $81,646 Derby, CT $83,166 Killingworth, CT $81,851

Salem, CT $81,237 Durham, CT $81,650 East Haddam, CT $81,416 East Hampton, CT $81,402 Essex, CT $81,527 Guilford, CT $82,084 Haddam, CT $81,572 Hadlyme, CT $81,460

Hawleyville, CT $83,877 Higganum, CT $81,592 Ivoryton, CT $81,615 Madison, CT $81,984 Marion, CT $81,635 Marlborough, CT $81,351 Meriden, CT $81,417 Middlefield, CT $81,477

Middle Haddam, CT $81,433 Middletown, CT $81,383 Milford, CT $84,330 Milldale, CT $81,503 Monroe, CT $85,172 Moodus, CT $81,438 Newtown, CT $84,041 North Branford, CT $81,987

Northford, CT $81,974 North Haven, CT $81,912 North Westchester, CT $81,290 Old Saybrook, CT $81,559 Orange, CT $82,291 Oxford, CT $83,218 Plantsville, CT $81,498 Portland, CT $81,341

Rockfall, CT $81,386 Sandy Hook, CT $83,968 Seymour, CT $82,832 Shelton, CT $84,906 South Britain, CT $83,524 Southbury, CT $83,495 Southington, CT $81,287 Stevenson, CT $85,352

Wallingford, CT $81,832 Stratford, CT $86,531 Westbrook, CT $81,763 New Haven, CT $81,795 East Haven, CT $81,833 Hamden, CT $81,905 West Haven, CT $81,866 Bethany, CT $82,214

Woodbridge, CT $82,038 Willimantic, CT $81,169 Abington, CT $81,051 Amston, CT $81,254 Andover, CT $81,218 Ballouville, CT $80,980 Brooklyn, CT $81,050 Chaplin, CT $81,119

Columbia, CT $81,226 Coventry, CT $81,175 Danielson, CT $80,953 Dayville, CT $80,957 Eastford, CT $81,014 East Killingly, CT $80,876 East Woodstock, CT $81,044 Fabyan, CT $81,045

Grosvenor Dale, CT $81,045 Hampton, CT $81,092 Hebron, CT $81,268 Lebanon, CT $81,197 Mansfield Center, CT $81,126 Mansfield Depot, CT $81,129 North Franklin, CT $81,159 North Grosvenordale, CT $81,051

Pomfret, CT $81,056 Bridgeport, CT $86,756 Trumbull, CT $86,290 Easton, CT $86,241 Waterbury, CT $82,125 Prospect, CT $82,104 Wolcott, CT $81,648 Bantam, CT $82,419

Bethlehem, CT $82,600 Cornwall, CT $82,026 Cornwall Bridge, CT $82,502 Gaylordsville, CT $83,250 Goshen, CT $81,819 Kent, CT $82,668 Lakeside, CT $82,510 Litchfield, CT $82,123

Middlebury, CT $82,698 Morris, CT $82,376 Naugatuck, CT $82,492 New Milford, CT $83,501 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $82,816 Northfield, CT $81,849 Oakville, CT $82,183 Pequabuck, CT $81,553

Plymouth, CT $81,821 Roxbury, CT $83,439 Sherman, CT $83,598 South Kent, CT $82,858 Terryville, CT $81,615 Thomaston, CT $81,946 Torrington, CT $81,588 Harwinton, CT $81,610

Washington, CT $82,992 Washington Depot, CT $83,046 Watertown, CT $82,297 West Cornwall, CT $81,776 Woodbury, CT $82,941 Bethel, CT $83,975 Brookfield, CT $83,841 Cos Cob, CT $87,500

Danbury, CT $83,854 New Fairfield, CT $83,854 Darien, CT $87,474 Fairfield, CT $86,704 Georgetown, CT $86,011 Greenwich, CT $87,434 Greens Farms, CT $86,654 New Canaan, CT $87,109

Norwalk, CT $87,165 Old Greenwich, CT $87,501 Redding Center, CT $85,193 Redding Ridge, CT $85,193 Ridgefield, CT $84,443 Riverside, CT $87,496 Westport, CT $86,655 Weston, CT $86,299

Southport, CT $86,684 Redding, CT $85,002 Wilton, CT $86,386 Stamford, CT $87,521 Bridgewater, CT $83,724

Biophysicist Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Biophysicist salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $82,474. While startup companies pay approximate $82,474.

Biophysicist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$82,474
Growth Stage	51~500	$82,474
Established	501~5000	$82,474
Enterprise	5000+	$82,474

Biophysicist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Biophysicist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$75,101

Average $82,474/year

$95,537

$6,258

Average $6,873/month

$7,961

$1,444

Average $1,586/week

$1,837

$36

Average $40/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,537	$7,961	$1,837	$46
Average	$82,474	$6,873	$1,586	$40
25th Percentile	$75,101	$6,258	$1,444	$36

Biophysicist Salary Growth & Career Path

Biophysicist

Pharmacokinetics Scientist IV

Bioinformatics Analyst IV

Biopharma Process Development Scientist IV

Food Scientist IV

VP of Pharmacokinetics

Bioinformatics Analyst V

VP of Biopharma Process Development

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Biophysicist, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Biophysicist Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Pharmacokinetics Scientist IV	$142,938	73%
Bioinformatics Analyst IV	$137,006	66%
Biopharma Process Development Scientist IV	$126,953	54%
Food Scientist IV	$137,643	67%

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