Education Requirements for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary - Does Degree Level Affect Salary?

Salary by Education Level

Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 0% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education Level	Average Salary	Filings	% of Total
Doctorate	$82,288	165	91.2%
Other	$56,100	1	0.6%
Master's	$53,973	15	8.3%

Employer	Most Common Minimum	% Bachelor's	% Master's	Median Salary
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY	N/A	N/A	N/A	$60,000
Michigan State University	Doctorate	0%	0%	$92,837
The Pennsylvania State University	Doctorate	0%	0%	$87,012
State University of New York at Stony Brook	Doctorate	0%	0%	$89,209
University of California, San Diego	Doctorate	0%	0%	$91,300
Purdue University	Doctorate	0%	0%	$90,000
University of Washington	Doctorate	0%	0%	$72,000
Harvard University	Doctorate	0%	0%	$105,300
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA	N/A	N/A	N/A	$81,800
University of Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A	$82,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst	N/A	N/A	N/A	$81,000
University of California, Berkeley	Doctorate	0%	0%	$99,200
Auburn University	N/A	N/A	N/A	$67,500
California State University, Bakersfield	Master's	0%	100%	$80,328
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	Doctorate	0%	0%	$75,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	$93,117
Rochester Institute of Technology	Doctorate	0%	0%	$61,160
University of Virginia	Doctorate	0%	0%	$103,087
Washington University in St. Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A	$88,000
The Florida State University	N/A	N/A	N/A	$88,038