Engineering Is there a significant difference in salary between physicists and engineers?

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The discussion reveals that there is no significant salary difference between physicists and engineers in the US, Australia, and the UK, as salaries largely depend on individual job roles rather than the field of study. While physicists possess a deeper theoretical understanding, engineers are more focused on practical applications. Individual cases vary widely, making generalizations about salary differences misleading.

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Grands
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Hi guys, I have a short question.

In the US or Australia, or UK, Physicist and engineer has almost the same salary, or the are big differences ?

Thanks.
 
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Depends more on whether they have a job as a bog cleaner or as the managing director of a major company .
 
Personal rant , misleading and worthless .
 
Grands said:
... physics has a better knowledge of the theory, while engineers know how to build ...

True for some individuals, not so true for others. Like most generalizations it kind of falls apart when you look at individual cases.
 
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