10 of the Most Popular Types of Applied Physics Lab Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Applied Physics Lab Jobs

• Postdoctoral Plasma Physics Spectroscopy

  Salary range: $56,000 - $116,000

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• Postdoctoral Ultrafast Spectroscopy

  Salary range: $49,000 - $66,500

  Postdoctoral Ultrafast Spectroscopy is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Postdoctoral Ultrafast Spectroscopy jobs pay between $49,000 (25th percentile) and $66,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Postdoctoral Ultrafast Spectroscopy job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Particle Physicist

  Salary range: $59,000 - $112,000

  Particle Physicist is a typical job search query Most salaries for Particle Physicist jobs pay between $59,000 (25th percentile) and $112,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Particle Physicist job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Signal Processing Postdoctoral

  Salary range: $49,000 - $66,500

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• Molecular Beam Epitaxy

  Salary range: $69,000 - $98,500

  Molecular Beam Epitaxy is a typical job search query Most salaries for Molecular Beam Epitaxy jobs pay between $69,000 (25th percentile) and $98,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Molecular Beam Epitaxy job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Remote Nuclear Physics Postdoctoral

  Salary range: $53,500 - $56,500

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• Soft Condensed Matter Physics

  Salary range: $20,500 - $41,500

  Soft Condensed Matter Physics is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Soft Condensed Matter Physics jobs pay between $20,500 (25th percentile) and $41,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Soft Condensed Matter Physics job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Theoretical Physics Postdoctoral

  Salary range: $53,500 - $56,500

  Theoretical Physics Postdoctoral is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Theoretical Physics Postdoctoral jobs pay between $53,500 (25th percentile) and $56,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Theoretical Physics Postdoctoral job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Planetary Astronomy

  Salary range: $22,000 - $35,500

  Planetary Astronomy is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Planetary Astronomy jobs pay between $22,000 (25th percentile) and $35,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Planetary Astronomy job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Applied Physics

  Salary range: $26,000 - $53,000

  Applied Physics is a common job search query. Most salaries for Applied Physics jobs pay between $26,000 (25th percentile) and $53,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Applied Physics job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.