United States
Chemical Engineers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$121,860
Chemical Engineers in the United States earn a median of $121,860 a year, about $58.59 an hour.
Median
$121,860
per year
Hourly
$58.59
as published
Mean
$128,430
pulled up by top earners
Workers
20,330
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $135,160 | +11% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $152,290 | +25% |
| Massachusetts | State | $119,260 | -2% |
| Ohio | State | $115,190 | -5% |
| Virginia | State | $132,550 | +9% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $107,040 | -12% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $129,040 | +6% |
| Colorado | State | $131,740 | +8% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $120,300 | -1% |
| Louisiana | State | $131,180 | +8% |
| Michigan | State | $106,690 | -12% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $122,190 | +0% |
| Washington | State | $130,830 | +7% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $122,660 | +1% |
| New York | State | $132,480 | +9% |
| Maryland | State | $129,710 | +6% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $140,900 | +16% |
| Alabama | State | $103,620 | -15% |
| Illinois | State | $120,360 | -1% |
| New Jersey | State | $118,340 | -3% |
| Tennessee | State | $110,150 | -10% |
| North Carolina | State | $109,940 | -10% |
| Missouri | State | $101,010 | -17% |
| Delaware | State | $131,330 | +8% |
| Connecticut | State | $99,990 | -18% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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