Side-by-side distribution
Environmental Scientist
$70,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.5%
- Live roles
- 44
Physicist
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 39
Highest-paying jobs
Computational Ecologist
Environmental Scientist Manager
Senior Environmental Scientist III
Environmental Health & Safety Consultant
Environmental Health & Safety Consultant
Environmental Health & Safety Consultant - Biosafety
Environmental Scientist/Industrial Hygienist
Environmental Health & Safety Consultant
Environmental Scientist/Industrial Hygienist
Environmental Compliance Scientist 3
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Quantum Physicist
Staff Quantum Sensor Physicist
Clinical Medical Physicist
Quantum Physicist
Divertor Plasma Physicist (Scientist/Sr. Scientist/Manager)
Clinical Affairs Specialist - Physicist / Dosimetrist
Health Physicist
Senior Physicist - Resilience Engineering & Operations
Experimental Physicist (Accelerator)
Accelerator Physicist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Apex Companies
|
$80,000 | 7 |
|
Kpaonline
|
$87,500 | 4 |
LaBella Associates
|
$56,500 | 4 |
|
Triumvirate Environmental
|
$73,750 | 2 |
|
OXMAN
|
$177,500 | 1 |
| TE True Environmental | $70,000 | 1 |
Resource Environmental Solutions LLC
|
$68,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Infleqtion
|
$211,000 | 3 |
|
Thea Energy
|
$130,000 | 3 |
|
Acceleron Fusion
|
$130,000 | 2 |
|
IonQ
|
$129,946 | 2 |
|
Luminis Health
|
$199,000 | 1 |
|
Helion
|
$158,000 | 1 |
|
Radformation
|
$155,000 | 1 |
Environmental Scientist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $61,700 | 6 |
Physicist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $211,000 | 3 |
Environmental Scientist vs Physicist: which pays more?
The median for Environmental Scientist is $70,000 per year (typically $65,000–$85,000), versus $155,000 for Physicist ($130,000–$170,500). That puts Physicist about 121% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Environmental Scientist and Physicist are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.