Side-by-side distribution
Mathematician
$156,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.4%
- Live roles
- 9
Physicist
$185,189
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.7%
- Live roles
- 234
Highest-paying jobs
Statistician and Mathematician
Fixed Income Division – Associate, Applied Mathematician - Electronic Trading & Quantitative Finance (New York)
Mathematician Manager
Boeing Engineering & Technology Innovation Graduate Researcher Program, Applied Mathematician Intern
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Medical Physicist (Palm Springs, CA)
Senior Medical Physicist Radiation Therapy
Radiation Physicist - Cabarrus Levine Cancer
Medical Physicist Oncology Senior - Levine Cancer Proton & Advanced Radiation Center
Med Physicist Oncology Sr
Physicist - Radiation Oncology
Medical Physicist
Medical Physicist - per diem
Medical Physicist - per diem
Medical Physicist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| MS Morgan Stanley | $175,000 | 1 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 1 |
|
Aristocrat
|
$150,000 | 1 |
| BO Boeing | $84,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Applied Materials
|
$164,000 | 18 |
|
Siemens Healthineers
|
$205,063 | 16 |
|
Advocate Health
|
$252,148 | 6 |
|
Albany Medical Center
|
$256,344 | 3 |
| AD AdventHealth | $231,248 | 3 |
Infleqtion
|
$211,000 | 3 |
IonQ
|
$165,000 | 3 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$101,450 | 3 |
Physicist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $211,000 | 3 |
Mathematician vs Physicist: which pays more?
The median for Mathematician is $156,000 per year (typically $133,500–$165,250), versus $185,189 for Physicist ($142,500–$225,426). That puts Physicist about 19% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Mathematician 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.