Chemical Technicians salary
The median pay for chemical technicians in the United States is $60,390 a year. About 57,540 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $41,740
- 25th percentile
- $48,530
- Median percentile
- $60,390
- 75th percentile
- $75,900
- 90th percentile
- $92,040
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
- Louisiana $85,850
- Alaska $79,380
- Delaware $78,620
- South Carolina $75,020
- Missouri $68,550
- Massachusetts $67,570
- Arizona $65,860
- Vermont $65,560
- Hawaii $63,910
- Colorado $63,770
- Nebraska $62,640
- Texas $62,580
- Minnesota $62,400
- Washington $62,100
- Illinois $61,890
- Rhode Island $61,680
- Kansas $61,560
- Nevada $61,520
- New York $60,900
- Kentucky $60,830
- Oklahoma $60,020
- Ohio $59,750
- California $59,510
- Wisconsin $59,440
- Pennsylvania $59,420
- Indiana $59,290
- North Carolina $59,030
- West Virginia $58,750
- New Jersey $58,580
- Michigan $58,180
- Alabama $58,150
- Georgia $58,120
- Iowa $58,090
- Oregon $57,960
- North Dakota $57,760
- Connecticut $57,310
- District of Columbia $56,530
- Wyoming $56,320
- New Mexico $55,120
- Tennessee $54,840
- Mississippi $54,580
- Idaho $54,560
- Florida $54,050
- Montana $52,890
- Virginia $51,850
- Maine $49,280
- Maryland $49,280
- South Dakota $49,030
- Utah $49,030
- New Hampshire $48,940
- Arkansas $45,230
By metro area
- Baton Rouge, LA $92,120
- Lake Charles, LA $88,780
- Evansville, IN $85,230
- Midland, MI $82,780
- Shreveport, LA $80,410
- New Orleans, LA $80,390
- Duluth, MN $80,190
- Beaumont, TX $79,290
- Bay City, MI $78,120
- Niles, MI $77,840
- Augusta, GA $77,220
- Bellingham, WA $73,380
- St. Louis, MO $73,290
- Hagerstown, MD $73,090
- San Francisco, CA $71,470
- Winston, NC $68,630
- Boston, MA $67,850
- Columbia, MO $67,760
- Sheboygan, WI $67,430
- San Jose, CA $67,140
- Boulder, CO $66,960
- Philadelphia, PA $66,940
- Lansing, MI $66,330
- Fort Collins, CO $66,200
- Spokane, WA $65,960
- Longview, TX $65,760
- Tallahassee, FL $65,430
- Norwich, CT $65,420
- Eugene, OR $65,320
- Kalamazoo, MI $65,250
- Burlington, VT $65,060
- Syracuse, NY $65,060
- Houston, TX $65,050
- Las Vegas, NV $65,050
- Decatur, AL $64,840
- Tulsa, OK $64,780
- Allentown, PA $64,740
- Columbia, SC $64,740
- Bowling Green, KY $64,620
- Durham, NC $64,500
- Springfield, MA $64,480
- Davenport, IA $64,410
- Lafayette, IN $64,190
- Florence, AL $64,070
- Albany, NY $64,060
- Urban Honolulu, HI $63,910
- Phoenix, AZ $63,790
- Raleigh, NC $63,640
- Worcester, MA $63,480
- Kennewick, WA $63,300
- Charleston, SC $63,050
- Dallas, TX $62,990
- Peoria, IL $62,830
- Minneapolis, MN $62,820
- Lynchburg, VA $62,710
- Omaha, NE $62,700
- Lincoln, NE $62,640
- Vallejo, CA $62,470
- Columbus, OH $62,340
- Colorado Springs, CO $62,200
- Chicago, IL $62,100
- Cleveland, OH $62,080
- Mobile, AL $62,040
- Indianapolis, IN $62,020
- Boise City, ID $61,870
- Reading, PA $61,790
- Cincinnati, OH $61,760
- Scranton, PA $61,740
- Charlotte, NC $61,730
- Midland, TX $61,690
- Providence, RI $61,680
- Bloomington, IN $61,640
- Owensboro, KY $61,580
- Kansas City, MO $61,560
- Greenville, SC $61,380
- Milwaukee, WI $61,230
- Wilmington, NC $61,200
- Sacramento, CA $60,870
- North Port, FL $60,860
- Atlanta, GA $60,830
- Madison, WI $60,720
- Odessa, TX $60,580
- Corpus Christi, TX $60,530
- Youngstown, OH $60,530
- Seattle, WA $60,380
- New York, NY $60,320
- Buffalo, NY $60,030
- Toledo, OH $60,000
- Denver, CO $59,800
- Tuscaloosa, AL $59,060
- Ogden, UT $58,990
- Oxnard, CA $58,580
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $58,540
- Terre Haute, IN $58,430
- New Haven, CT $58,420
- Kiryas Joel, NY $58,140
- Cedar Rapids, IA $58,090
- Los Angeles, CA $58,070
- Deltona, FL $58,040
- Portland, OR $58,020
- Reno, NV $57,880
- Washington, DC $57,880
- Blacksburg, VA $57,670
- Lakeland, FL $57,670
- Santa Maria, CA $57,610
- Palm Bay, FL $57,420
- Pensacola, FL $57,400
- Jackson, TN $57,390
- Santa Cruz, CA $57,390
- Santa Rosa, CA $57,380
- San Diego, CA $57,270
- Canton, OH $57,080
- Rochester, NY $57,020
- Des Moines, IA $57,000
- Jackson, MS $56,970
- Oklahoma City, OK $56,880
- Bakersfield, CA $56,630
- Memphis, TN $56,390
- Modesto, CA $56,250
- Greensboro, NC $55,800