United States Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Astronomers And Physicists Aged 16yrs+

Updated on January 20, 2023.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2011, the median weekly earnings (not seasonally adjusted) of full-time workers aged 16 years and above in the United States for astronomers and physicists, was $1,514; median weekly earnings of male astronomers and physicists was $1,510, and that of females in the same occupation was $1,728.

The chart and table below shows the historical median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) by gender for full-time astronomers and physicists in the United States from 2002 to 2011.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Astronomers And Physicists Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Astronomers And Physicists Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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Year	Both Genders ($)	Men ($)	Women ($)
2002	1439	1532	697
2003	1254	1272	1193
2004	1403	1587	1130
2005	1574	1632	1351
2006	1620	1643	970
2007	1473	1474	1472
2008	1657	1637	1738
2009	1849	1900	1837
2010	2119	2491	1174
2011	1514	1510	1728