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Accelerator Physicist Salary in the United States

How much does an Accelerator Physicist make in the United States? The salary range for an Accelerator Physicist job is from $87,286 to $119,559 per year in the United States. Click on the filter to check out Accelerator Physicist job salaries by hourly, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, and yearly.

Average base salary
updated at November 01, 2024
$106,501
Per Year
The average salary for an Accelerator Physicist is $106,501
per Year in the United States.
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$87,286
$106,501
Medium
$119,559
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Highest Paying Cities for Accelerator Physicist in the United States

Accelerator Physicist salaries in the United States will pay differently by cities. Below following are the eight cities with the highest income for Accelerator Physicist jobs in the United States. The city with the highest salary is San Jose. Click on the Accelerator Physicist salary in cities you are interested in to view detailed job salary information.
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States with Higher Salaries for Accelerator Physicist

The five states where Accelerator Physicist jobs get higher salaries in the United States are: District of Columbia, California, New Jersey, Alaska, and Massachusetts. Compared with the average salary of an Accelerator Physicist in the United States, the state of District of Columbia with the highest job income for this job. The second and third states are California and New Jersey respectively. The high or low salary paid to Accelerator Physicist by the US has a greater relationship with the demand for jobs and the cost of living.

How Much Do Similar Professions Get Paid in the United States?

There are some different titles for Accelerator Physicist jobs, and the job title of Accelerator Physicist will vary in different companies. The job title has a lot to do with the department and responsibilities, and the same job title will vary in different departments. The following list is the salary of jobs similar to Accelerator Physicist, start to view Accelerator Physicist-related jobs you are interested in.
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Average salary
United States
$57,531
per Year
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Average salary
United States
$112,661
per Year
Accelerator Operator
Average salary
United States
$47,600
per Year
ACCelerator Assistant
Average salary
United States
$49,531
per Year
Accelerator Associate
Average salary
United States
$66,244
per Year
Accelerator Engineer
Average salary
United States
$93,474
per Year

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What Does an Accelerator Physicist Do?

Accelerator physicist and group leader Michael Kelly works on a bunch lengthening radiofrequency system for the APS-U project.

December 22, 2021

Physicist Olivier Napoly works as a guest scientist at Fermilab, helping to build the PIP-II particle accelerator.

December 09, 2021

But “we were picked up by a bus early in the morning, and then dropped back at the hotel late at night,” says Frank Zimmermann, an accelerator physicist at CERN.

December 06, 2021

CLSI is now accepting applications for an Accelerator Physicist as a member of our Accelerator Operations and Development Department (AOD) in our Machine Division.

December 02, 2021

Reporting to the Accelerator Physics Lead, the Accelerator Physicist is responsible for the study, design, and optimization of the CLS and future CLS2 accelerator storage ring lattice and beam dynamics.

December 02, 2021

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