Physics Career Sucks

❓ Doubt / Help Needed

Not any kind of ragebaiting.

The career in physics literally sucks as compared to other careers like computer science and other engineering.

Think yourself, colleges like IIT or even NITs offer you very good packages like even of 20 LPA in average only after a bachelors degree. But if we take the same scenario in physics then it takes a PhD which is (5-7 years after bachelors) to earn the same amount of money. I know there are other factors which are responsible for this difference in salary and income but think of a middle class who is passionate about Physics but cannot do it as a majors just because CS pays him well. I am in the similar kind of scenario. I am getting a good rankrd NIT and will get a good package after 4 years of study. And the other hand what after 4 years of Bsc physics from similar level institutes (say DU). You get nothing. Even after doing MSc from top institute of India like IISc, you don't get good salary because there are no industry related jobs just after MSc.

Physics is cooked and physicist too...

I guess it's unlucky to fall love with physics but not being able to continue it just because of money hurts even more.

Correct me if I am wrong(maybe in the rudest way possible). But I know you can't because the point proposed by me is 100% valid.

Posted Aug 3, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC

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