In New Zealand, the starting salary for a physicist with a bachelor’s degree is around NZ$35,000 per year. However, this increases to around NZ$50,000 a year based on their performance and experience. A physicist who holds a postdoctoral degree makes around NZ$55,000 per year.imilarly, the medical physicist’s salary in the hospitals ranges from $87,700 to $162,188, while the salary in radiology is around $74,776 to $116,653 a year. The degree held by the physicist also matters in determining their salary.