United States
Chemical Technicians salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$57,790
Chemical Technicians in the United States earn a median of $57,790 a year, about $27.78 an hour.
Median
$57,790
per year
Hourly
$27.78
as published
Mean
$61,300
pulled up by top earners
Workers
55,640
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 | $64,520 | +12% |
| California | State | $56,620 | -2% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $59,450 | +3% |
| New Jersey | State | $57,640 | -0% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $74,620 | +29% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $59,130 | +2% |
| Ohio | State | $54,710 | -5% |
| New York | State | $57,720 | -0% |
| Michigan | State | $57,680 | -0% |
| Massachusetts | State | $64,920 | +12% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $51,140 | -12% |
| Florida | State | $46,870 | -19% |
| Tennessee | State | $51,030 | -12% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $63,200 | +9% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $65,000 | +12% |
| Illinois | State | $61,830 | +7% |
| Indiana | State | $51,980 | -10% |
| North Carolina | State | $48,870 | -15% |
| South Carolina | State | $59,530 | +3% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $68,000 | +18% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $62,520 | +8% |
| Alabama | State | $52,680 | -9% |
| Colorado | State | $64,540 | +12% |
| Virginia | State | $50,660 | -12% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $61,190 | +6% |
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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