United States
Chemists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$84,150
Chemists in the United States earn a median of $84,150 a year, about $40.46 an hour.
Median
$84,150
per year
Hourly
$40.46
as published
Mean
$95,940
pulled up by top earners
Workers
83,250
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | State | $63,450 | -25% |
| California | State | $97,010 | +15% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $84,510 | +0% |
| New Jersey | State | $85,010 | +1% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $76,620 | -9% |
| Texas | State | $101,260 | +20% |
| North Carolina | State | $78,400 | -7% |
| New York | State | $83,690 | -1% |
| Ohio | State | $80,360 | -5% |
| Massachusetts | State | $126,970 | +51% |
| Illinois | State | $97,170 | +15% |
| Michigan | State | $81,410 | -3% |
| Maryland | State | $131,910 | +57% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $130,830 | +55% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $100,720 | +20% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $82,370 | -2% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $145,430 | +73% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $110,300 | +31% |
| Indiana | State | $75,880 | -10% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $126,190 | +50% |
| Wisconsin | State | $75,020 | -11% |
| Colorado | State | $97,380 | +16% |
| Washington | State | $92,860 | +10% |
| Missouri | State | $81,720 | -3% |
| Florida | State | $74,860 | -11% |
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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