Chemical Engineers salary
The median pay for chemical engineers in the United States is $125,040 a year. About 21,070 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $79,420
- 25th percentile
- $97,820
- Median percentile
- $125,040
- 75th percentile
- $157,190
- 90th percentile
- $182,880
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Mexico $158,190
- Virginia $136,380
- Alabama $135,030
- Louisiana $134,800
- Delaware $133,670
- Texas $132,750
- West Virginia $129,210
- New York $129,060
- Washington $128,290
- Oklahoma $127,790
- Montana $127,490
- Maryland $127,190
- New Jersey $126,760
- Colorado $125,800
- Illinois $121,560
- Massachusetts $118,000
- Iowa $117,590
- North Carolina $117,410
- Kentucky $117,170
- Pennsylvania $116,970
- Oregon $116,950
- North Dakota $115,400
- Indiana $113,160
- Rhode Island $111,590
- Ohio $111,200
- Florida $109,000
- Minnesota $107,670
- Idaho $106,740
- Mississippi $106,740
- Arkansas $105,270
- Georgia $103,880
- Michigan $103,230
- Missouri $102,320
- Connecticut $102,270
- Kansas $102,020
- South Carolina $101,570
- Nebraska $98,310
- Wisconsin $97,660
- New Hampshire $73,250
By metro area
- Albuquerque, NM $163,380
- Pittsburgh, PA $152,290
- Fort Collins, CO $139,220
- Houston, TX $138,120
- Mobile, AL $137,170
- New Orleans, LA $136,870
- Lake Charles, LA $136,810
- Trenton, NJ $135,110
- Baton Rouge, LA $134,800
- Los Angeles, CA $134,210
- St. Louis, MO $133,450
- Washington, DC $132,820
- Toledo, OH $132,760
- Portland, OR $131,690
- Dallas, TX $130,520
- Kennewick, WA $130,030
- Beaumont, TX $129,850
- Austin, TX $129,790
- Charleston, SC $129,070
- Albany, NY $129,060
- Baltimore, MD $128,610
- Denver, CO $128,110
- Philadelphia, PA $127,770
- Tulsa, OK $127,360
- New York, NY $126,830
- Corpus Christi, TX $126,690
- Boulder, CO $125,800
- Seattle, WA $125,200
- Dayton, OH $123,860
- Minneapolis, MN $122,730
- Evansville, IN $120,990
- Durham, NC $117,440
- Richmond, VA $117,150
- Charlotte, NC $115,890
- Grand Rapids, MI $114,800
- Buffalo, NY $112,770
- Miami, FL $111,980
- Peoria, IL $111,880
- Raleigh, NC $111,210
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $110,960
- Columbus, OH $110,860
- Springfield, MA $110,770
- Chicago, IL $110,760
- Tampa, FL $110,000
- Boston, MA $109,460
- Columbus, IN $109,190
- Decatur, AL $109,160
- Akron, OH $108,710
- Memphis, TN $108,570
- Cleveland, OH $108,350
- Cincinnati, OH $107,610
- Bridgeport, CT $107,240
- Providence, RI $106,950
- Detroit, MI $104,230
- Worcester, MA $104,060
- Atlanta, GA $103,520
- New Haven, CT $102,850
- Little Rock, AR $102,590
- Kansas City, MO $102,320
- Norwich, CT $101,750
- Huntsville, AL $101,480
- Hartford, CT $101,410
- Reading, PA $100,190
- Omaha, NE $98,480
- Gulfport, MS $98,350
- Ogden, UT $98,090
- Kalamazoo, MI $96,190
- Greenville, SC $86,820
- Provo, UT $81,840
- Ann Arbor, MI $78,660
- Lansing, MI $66,230