Chemists Salary

Median Salary
$91,240
per year
Hourly Rate
$43.87
per hour
Employment
82,770
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$58,460
25th percentile
$69,460
Median
$91,240
75th percentile
$125,550
90th percentile
$160,830

💰 Chemists Salary by State

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$62K
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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$149,860+64.2%
Maryland$140,670+54.2%
Delaware$129,860+42.3%
New Mexico$126,960+39.1%
Massachusetts$125,000+37.0%
Alaska$106,010+16.2%
Oregon$104,590+14.6%
Louisiana$103,890+13.9%
Wyoming$102,000+11.8%
Colorado$101,980+11.8%
Rhode Island$101,660+11.4%
New Hampshire$100,050+9.7%
Texas$99,640+9.2%
Minnesota$99,280+8.8%
Connecticut$98,140+7.6%
California$97,860+7.3%
Alabama$97,830+7.2%
Michigan$97,440+6.8%
Washington$97,420+6.8%
North Dakota$97,330+6.7%
Virginia$96,650+5.9%
Georgia$92,750+1.7%
New York$90,600-0.7%
Tennessee$87,930-3.6%
Vermont$86,120-5.6%
Iowa$86,100-5.6%
West Virginia$85,560-6.2%
Ohio$85,270-6.5%
Illinois$85,230-6.6%
New Jersey$84,450-7.4%
Hawaii$84,150-7.8%
Kentucky$84,090-7.8%
Kansas$82,820-9.2%
Missouri$82,800-9.3%
Florida$82,740-9.3%
North Carolina$82,620-9.4%
Arizona$81,730-10.4%
Nevada$81,170-11.0%
Utah$80,770-11.5%
Mississippi$80,060-12.3%
South Carolina$79,670-12.7%
Indiana$78,770-13.7%
Wisconsin$78,730-13.7%
Idaho$78,000-14.5%
Pennsylvania$77,090-15.5%
Arkansas$75,570-17.2%
Oklahoma$74,960-17.8%
Nebraska$74,890-17.9%
South Dakota$67,440-26.1%
Maine$64,440-29.4%
Montana$61,890-32.2%

🏙️ Chemists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$144,680+58.6%
Bay City, MI$132,480+45.2%
Midland, TX$131,860+44.5%
Lexington Park, MD$131,810+44.5%
Lake Charles, LA$128,330+40.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$127,790+40.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$127,290+39.5%
Albuquerque, NM$126,960+39.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$123,840+35.7%
Spartanburg, SC$122,350+34.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$121,770+33.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$118,880+30.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$117,990+29.3%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$114,890+25.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$110,920+21.6%
Decatur, AL$109,110+19.6%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$108,010+18.4%
State College, PA$107,890+18.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$107,590+17.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$106,740+17.0%
Tulsa, OK$106,690+16.9%
Anchorage, AK$106,000+16.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$105,770+15.9%
Midland, MI$105,710+15.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$105,610+15.7%
Boulder, CO$105,590+15.7%
Peoria, IL$105,370+15.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$105,220+15.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$104,510+14.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$103,980+14.0%
Savannah, GA$103,380+13.3%
Mobile, AL$102,600+12.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$102,460+12.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$102,390+12.2%
Huntsville, AL$101,500+11.2%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$100,730+10.4%
Worcester, MA$100,720+10.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$100,090+9.7%
Longview, TX$99,880+9.5%
Knoxville, TN$99,790+9.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$99,530+9.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$99,390+8.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$99,280+8.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$98,090+7.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$97,930+7.3%
Bend, OR$97,690+7.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$97,690+7.1%
New Haven, CT$97,610+7.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$97,570+6.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$97,470+6.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$96,650+5.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$96,170+5.4%
Gainesville, FL$96,110+5.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$96,100+5.3%
Lawrence, KS$96,050+5.3%
Wichita, KS$96,040+5.3%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$95,840+5.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$95,440+4.6%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$95,430+4.6%
Evansville, IN$95,210+4.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$95,160+4.3%
Salinas, CA$95,080+4.2%
Corvallis, OR$94,990+4.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$94,990+4.1%
York-Hanover, PA$94,200+3.2%
Columbus, OH$94,170+3.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$93,410+2.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$93,340+2.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$92,660+1.6%
Gainesville, GA$92,500+1.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$92,490+1.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$92,320+1.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$92,240+1.1%
Fayetteville, NC$92,080+0.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$91,560+0.4%
Ithaca, NY$91,330+0.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$91,040-0.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$90,920-0.4%
Ogden, UT$90,740-0.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$90,640-0.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$90,070-1.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$90,010-1.3%
Napa, CA$89,180-2.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$88,890-2.6%
Charleston, WV$88,640-2.8%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$88,530-3.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$87,990-3.6%
Richmond, VA$87,580-4.0%
Visalia, CA$87,570-4.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$87,560-4.0%
Greeley, CO$87,350-4.3%
Charlottesville, VA$87,260-4.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$87,130-4.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$87,060-4.6%
Columbia, MO$87,000-4.6%
Roanoke, VA$86,720-5.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$86,690-5.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$86,120-5.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$86,090-5.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$86,060-5.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$85,930-5.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$85,810-6.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$85,770-6.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$85,150-6.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$84,910-6.9%
Kenosha, WI$84,520-7.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$84,510-7.4%
Ames, IA$84,300-7.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$84,150-7.8%
Springfield, IL$84,110-7.8%
Rochester, NY$84,030-7.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$83,420-8.6%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$83,420-8.6%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$83,340-8.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$83,220-8.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$83,180-8.8%
Modesto, CA$83,120-8.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$82,990-9.0%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$82,960-9.1%
Lincoln, NE$82,920-9.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$82,850-9.2%
Birmingham, AL$82,790-9.3%
Syracuse, NY$82,410-9.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$82,400-9.7%
Sheboygan, WI$82,260-9.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$82,110-10.0%
Cleveland, OH$82,020-10.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$81,990-10.1%
Morgantown, WV$81,970-10.2%
Reno, NV$81,860-10.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$81,840-10.3%
Montgomery, AL$81,700-10.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$81,680-10.5%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$81,640-10.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$81,580-10.6%
Reading, PA$81,520-10.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$81,500-10.7%
Vallejo, CA$81,470-10.7%
Jacksonville, FL$81,330-10.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$81,270-10.9%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$81,170-11.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$80,870-11.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$80,860-11.4%
Bowling Green, KY$80,780-11.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$80,510-11.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$80,190-12.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$80,080-12.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$79,980-12.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$79,770-12.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$79,600-12.8%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$79,530-12.8%
Dover, DE$79,300-13.1%
Akron, OH$78,990-13.4%
Boise City, ID$78,930-13.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$78,860-13.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$78,860-13.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$78,770-13.7%
Madison, WI$78,730-13.7%
Yakima, WA$78,580-13.9%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$78,260-14.2%
Toledo, OH$78,250-14.2%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$78,230-14.3%
Wilmington, NC$78,130-14.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$78,060-14.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$78,020-14.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$77,830-14.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$77,460-15.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$77,400-15.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$77,380-15.2%
Bloomington, IN$77,080-15.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$76,980-15.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$76,830-15.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$76,660-16.0%
Puerto Rico$76,450-16.2%
Terre Haute, IN$76,290-16.4%
Springfield, MO$76,270-16.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$76,110-16.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$75,610-17.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$74,890-17.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$74,890-17.9%
Green Bay, WI$74,660-18.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$74,200-18.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$73,670-19.3%
Fresno, CA$73,470-19.5%
Columbia, SC$73,430-19.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$73,100-19.9%
Lima, OH$72,570-20.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$72,340-20.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$71,510-21.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$68,640-24.8%
Bozeman, MT$67,570-25.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$67,310-26.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$67,050-26.5%
Asheville, NC$66,910-26.7%
Iowa City, IA$65,270-28.5%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$65,170-28.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$65,080-28.7%
Bellingham, WA$64,560-29.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$64,320-29.5%
Lynchburg, VA$63,960-29.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$63,810-30.1%
El Paso, TX$63,620-30.3%
Waco, TX$61,880-32.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$61,750-32.3%
Topeka, KS$60,130-34.1%
Johnstown, PA$59,920-34.3%
Billings, MT$59,780-34.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$57,970-36.5%
Lubbock, TX$57,090-37.4%
Tallahassee, FL$53,000-41.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$52,140-42.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,530-46.8%
Ponce, PR$48,180-47.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.