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Physics Professor average salary is $72,306, median salary is $70,720 with a salary range from $38,750 to $140,000. Physics Professor salaries are collected from government agencies and companies.
Starting Pay by Degree. According to data published by the American Institute of Physics, a typical starting salary for an astronomy professor holding a bachelor's degree was $28,000 to $40,000 per year as of 2009, the last year for which data were tabulated.ccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, astronomers working in all fields reported an average annual salary of nearly $102,000 as of May 2011. The estimated 1,100 astronomy professors earned less than astronomers working in other fields, however.