U.S. Immigration Data

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Physicists

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2008).

284

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$88,348

Median Salary

National Average

-96.4%

Growth

Growth 2008-2020 (Filing Volume)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$52,000

25th Percentile

$68,915

Median (50th)

$84,724

75th Percentile

$105,000

90th Percentile

$123,112

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Top Employers Hiring Physicists
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
COHERENT, INC 10 $109,998 $86,528 - $136,385 100.0%
TRI ALPHA ENERGY INC. 8 $92,641 $78,000 - $140,000 100.0%
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 8 $113,149 $103,525 - $138,720 100.0%
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC 8 $55,042 $46,301 - $84,178 87.5%
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 7 $86,816 $74,500 - $96,999 100.0%
EUCLID TECHLABS, LLC 6 $75,443 $54,954 - $104,000 100.0%
CYMER INC 6 $119,031 $104,000 - $170,000 83.3%
FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC 6 $68,022 $53,800 - $76,600 100.0%
CALMAR OPTCOM, INC. 4 $86,413 $79,331 - $101,878 100.0%
IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION 3 $78,333 $75,000 - $80,000 100.0%
OPTOPLEX CORPORATION 3 $59,759 $56,389 - $66,498 100.0%
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES 3 $107,559 $83,678 - $130,000 100.0%
RAYDIANCE, INC. 3 $98,502 $86,507 - $110,000 100.0%
ADVANCED MEDICAL PHYSICS 3 $55,106 $47,694 - $69,930 100.0%
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER 3 $126,667 $100,000 - $160,000 100.0%
Geographic Distribution
Based on 284 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 284 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
HOUSTON TX 16 $77,106
SANTA CLARA CA 10 $113,860
FREMONT CA 8 $82,219
FOOTHILL RANCH CA 7 $94,732
EAST LANSING MI 7 $84,411
SAN JOSE CA 7 $99,944
MILPITAS CA 6 $122,768
BATAVIA IL 6 $68,022
Milpitas CA 6 $110,101
NEWPORT NEWS VA 6 $51,643
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2008 28 $78,938 100.0%
FY 2010 53 $81,649 98.1%
FY 2011 32 $97,024 90.6%
FY 2012 33 $78,930 93.9%
FY 2013 24 $100,239 91.7%
FY 2014 31 $91,471 96.8%
FY 2015 19 $94,770 94.7%
FY 2016 20 $103,329 95.0%
FY 2017 14 $89,399 85.7%
FY 2018 13 $77,965 100.0%
FY 2019 16 $87,519 81.3%
FY 2020 1 $69,624 100.0%
Company Comparison - Physicists

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
COHERENT, INC 10 $109,998 100.0%
TRI ALPHA ENERGY INC. 8 $92,641 100.0%
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 8 $113,149 100.0%
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC 8 $55,042 87.5%
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 7 $86,816 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.