Physicist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Richardson, Arlington.

Also listed as: Medical Physicist, Assistant Physicist

Median salary$66,918

Middle 50%$61.6k–$72.6k

vs. national median−26%comparison median $90,000

Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,853 and $630,499.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$60,000	$52,000	$62,570	13
FY2021	$73,100	$59,741	$116,177	12
FY2022	$60,000	$51,250	$70,073	10
FY2023	–	–	–	8
FY2024	–	–	–	5
FY2025	$66,918	$61,559	$71,239	14
FY2026	–	–	–	9

Dallas's median Physicist salary of $66,918 is worth about $64,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

All Physicists in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $156,750 in May 2025 (80 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,918, 57% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
UT Southwestern Medical Center	too few	9
The University of Texas at Dallas	too few	6
Southern Methodist University	too few	5
The University of Texas at Arlington	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$55,370	$65,640	17

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.