Question: what is the highest paying job in physics?
Answer: Research Scientist. Average Base Salary: $83,490/yr. ...  Professor. Average Base Salary: $114,134/yr. ...  Physics Teacher. Average Base Salary: $57,321/yr. ...  Data Scientist. Average Base Salary: $117,345/yr. ...  Lab Manager. Average Base Salary: $57,321/yr. ...  Medical Physicist. Average Base Salary: $129,183/yr. ...  Astronomer. ...  Optical Engineer.