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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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Wages for Physicists in TENNESSEE

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$39.48	$53.71	$82.81	$107.10	$131.79
	Yearly	$82,110	$111,720	$172,250	$222,760	$274,110
Tennessee	Hourly	$42.60	$51.78	$79.33	$113.90	$115.31
	Yearly	$88,610	$107,700	$165,010	$236,920	$239,850
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area	Hourly	$31.48	$45.18	$67.22	$95.01	$124.35
	Yearly	$65,480	$93,980	$139,810	$197,610	$258,640
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area	Hourly	$31.20	$113.90	$113.90	$113.90	$128.98
	Yearly	$64,900	$236,920	$236,920	$236,920	$268,270
Knoxville, TN Metro Area	Hourly	$50.43	$65.66	$79.33	$79.33	$108.43
	Yearly	$104,890	$136,570	$165,010	$165,010	$225,520
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