Physicist salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton.

Also listed as: Medical Physicist, Assistant Physicist

Median salary$80,100
Middle 50%$72.5k–$104.5k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $90,000
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,058 and $142,390.
PercentileSalary
10th$69,400
25th$72,487
50th (median)$80,100
75th$104,500
90th$122,746

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $70,000 (27 filings) FY2021: median $72,520 (28 filings) FY2022: median $75,000 (27 filings) FY2023: median $74,000 (27 filings) FY2024: median $96,900 (23 filings) FY2025: median $75,500 (24 filings) FY2026: median $82,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 28
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$70,000$60,200$85,00027
FY2021$72,520$60,150$86,01928
FY2022$75,000$65,021$101,90527
FY2023$74,000$67,021$94,19527
FY2024$96,900$80,000$120,37523
FY2025$75,500$70,806$100,98024
FY2026$82,000$78,500$109,48611

Cost of living

Trenton's median Physicist salary of $80,100 is worth about $77,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Trenton = 103.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicists in the Trenton, NJ area earned a median of $135,030 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $80,100, 41% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
The Trustees Of Princeton University$75,50028
Institute for Advanced Studytoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,000 27
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$68,058$75,00027

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.