I'm going to try to answer the question that you really mean to ask rather than what you're actually asking...
Here's what life will look like for a typical particle physicist starting from the completion of high school at age ~ 18 years.
18-23: You're working on an undergraduate degree in physics. I've added an extra year in here - maybe to find yourself, maybe to work and save some money, maybe to account for that girl/guy that breaks up with you right before exams in your third year... As with most students this will be costly and you will likely accumulate some debt. You should be able to mitigate the debt with summer jobs, but you won't be earning any money. I'm not sure what the probability of getting this far is... probably about 1/2.
23-30: Graduate school. Probability of getting in given that you've completed your undergrad degree... say about 1/2. Some people complete this a little faster than what I've alotted. You could actually finish by 27 or so, but once you factor in life events and the fact that research hardly ever goes as planned it's not unrealistic to be coming up on age 30 as you finish. The probability that you'll finish... maybe 1/2 again. During this time you'll be earning somewhere in the ballpark of $20-$25k per year. You will no longer be covered under your parents' benefits plan (medical/dental) and you'll be stuck with whatever plan is available for graduate students at your school. Meanwhile your colleagues who started working after undergrad will likely be earning double or more of what you make.
31-37: The post doc years. Given that you earned your PhD, the chances that you'll get into a good post doc can be anywhere from 1/2 to 1/10. If you did a PhD in something like string theory is might even be smaller. Post docs typically earn in the ballpark of $35-45k with limited benefits and, of course, it's contract work, so it can be difficult to take out a mortgage. I've allotted about 6 years here - basically for a pair of three year positions. And remember once the first one finishes, you have to roll the dice again. You will have to move to where the work is, if you can get it. This can be challenging if you have a spouse or a significant other (known unofficially as the "two body problem"). Also, if you're female, this can be doubly challenging because the system is not overly forgiving towards those who take maternity leave.
38 - 43: Assistant professor years. The probability of successfully jumping from post-doc positions to a tenure track assistant professorship... maybe 1/5, depending on the field. You don't have tenure yet. You're earning maybe $45-50k per year and have about 5 years to earn tenure, after which point you could be totally out on your tail. I don't know what the probability of earning tenure is. Maybe 1/2.
So, let's assume you've been lucky enough to get this far. At this point you're in your mid-forties and you finally have a position as a tenured associate professor. NOW you start earning money in the ballpark of $60-80k. Some schools will pay more - maybe even into the $100ks.
Keep in mind that getting a "positive" result with each of these probabilities is influenced by aptitude and hard work only early in the game. Among those who complete PhDs, you've bottlenecked yourself into a pool of highly intelligent, highly motivated individuals.
So, what you'll see as a typical salary for a particle physicist may come up in the ballpark of $80k or so. But this doesn't account for time as a student or post-doc.
This isn't meant to deter you from the field. Lot's of people who jump off of this path for one reason or another along the way end up doing quite well for themselves. Check out these statistics for example:
http://www.aps.org/careers/statistics/
