Chemists salary
The median pay for chemists in the United States is $91,240 a year. About 82,770 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $58,460
- 25th percentile
- $69,460
- Median percentile
- $91,240
- 75th percentile
- $125,550
- 90th percentile
- $160,830
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
- District of Columbia $149,860
- Maryland $140,670
- Delaware $129,860
- New Mexico $126,960
- Massachusetts $125,000
- Alaska $106,010
- Oregon $104,590
- Louisiana $103,890
- Wyoming $102,000
- Colorado $101,980
- Rhode Island $101,660
- New Hampshire $100,050
- Texas $99,640
- Minnesota $99,280
- Connecticut $98,140
- California $97,860
- Alabama $97,830
- Michigan $97,440
- Washington $97,420
- North Dakota $97,330
- Virginia $96,650
- Georgia $92,750
- New York $90,600
- Tennessee $87,930
- Vermont $86,120
- Iowa $86,100
- West Virginia $85,560
- Ohio $85,270
- Illinois $85,230
- New Jersey $84,450
- Hawaii $84,150
- Kentucky $84,090
- Kansas $82,820
- Missouri $82,800
- Florida $82,740
- North Carolina $82,620
- Arizona $81,730
- Nevada $81,170
- Utah $80,770
- Mississippi $80,060
- South Carolina $79,670
- Indiana $78,770
- Wisconsin $78,730
- Idaho $78,000
- Pennsylvania $77,090
- Arkansas $75,570
- Oklahoma $74,960
- Nebraska $74,890
- South Dakota $67,440
- Maine $64,440
- Montana $61,890
By metro area
- Washington, DC $144,680
- Bay City, MI $132,480
- Midland, TX $131,860
- Lexington Park, MD $131,810
- Lake Charles, LA $128,330
- San Francisco, CA $127,790
- Boston, MA $127,290
- Albuquerque, NM $126,960
- Palm Bay, FL $123,840
- Spartanburg, SC $122,350
- Norwich, CT $121,770
- Baltimore, MD $118,880
- Athens, GA $117,990
- San Jose, CA $114,890
- Albany, NY $110,920
- Decatur, AL $109,110
- Bremerton, WA $108,010
- State College, PA $107,890
- Baton Rouge, LA $107,590
- Houston, TX $106,740
- Tulsa, OK $106,690
- Anchorage, AK $106,000
- Crestview, FL $105,770
- Midland, MI $105,710
- Atlantic City, NJ $105,610
- Boulder, CO $105,590
- Peoria, IL $105,370
- Kalamazoo, MI $105,220
- Dayton, OH $104,510
- Davenport, IA $103,980
- Savannah, GA $103,380
- Mobile, AL $102,600
- Eugene, OR $102,460
- Denver, CO $102,390
- Huntsville, AL $101,500
- Providence, RI $100,730
- Worcester, MA $100,720
- Manchester, NH $100,090
- Longview, TX $99,880
- Knoxville, TN $99,790
- Bridgeport, CT $99,530
- Beaumont, TX $99,390
- Minneapolis, MN $99,280
- Winston, NC $98,090
- Atlanta, GA $97,930
- Bend, OR $97,690
- Greensboro, NC $97,690
- New Haven, CT $97,610
- Bakersfield, CA $97,570
- Pensacola, FL $97,470
- Blacksburg, VA $96,650
- Cincinnati, OH $96,170
- Gainesville, FL $96,110
- New Orleans, LA $96,100
- Lawrence, KS $96,050
- Wichita, KS $96,040
- Santa Cruz, CA $95,840
- Philadelphia, PA $95,440
- Janesville, WI $95,430
- Evansville, IN $95,210
- San Diego, CA $95,160
- Salinas, CA $95,080
- Corvallis, OR $94,990
- Portland, OR $94,990
- York, PA $94,200
- Columbus, OH $94,170
- Corpus Christi, TX $93,410
- Olympia, WA $93,340
- Riverside, CA $92,660
- Gainesville, GA $92,500
- Chattanooga, TN $92,490
- Muskegon, MI $92,320
- Santa Rosa, CA $92,240
- Fayetteville, NC $92,080
- Duluth, MN $91,560
- Ithaca, NY $91,330
- San Antonio, TX $91,040
- Chicago, IL $90,920
- Ogden, UT $90,740
- Deltona, FL $90,640
- Charleston, SC $90,070
- Hartford, CT $90,010
- Napa, CA $89,180
- Charlotte, NC $88,890
- Charleston, WV $88,640
- Scranton, PA $88,530
- Seattle, WA $87,990
- Richmond, VA $87,580
- Visalia, CA $87,570
- Des Moines, IA $87,560
- Greeley, CO $87,350
- Charlottesville, VA $87,260
- Kiryas Joel, NY $87,130
- Los Angeles, CA $87,060
- Columbia, MO $87,000
- Roanoke, VA $86,720
- St. Louis, MO $86,690
- Burlington, VT $86,120
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $86,090
- San Luis Obispo, CA $86,060
- Santa Maria, CA $85,930
- Idaho Falls, ID $85,810
- Detroit, MI $85,770
- New York, NY $85,150
- Urban Honolulu, HI $84,910
- Kenosha, WI $84,520
- Buffalo, NY $84,510
- Ames, IA $84,300
- Raleigh, NC $84,150
- Springfield, IL $84,110
- Rochester, NY $84,030
- Kansas City, MO $83,420
- Waterbury, CT $83,420
- Fort Collins, CO $83,340
- Sioux Falls, SD $83,220
- Miami, FL $83,180
- Modesto, CA $83,120
- Hagerstown, MD $82,990
- Oxnard, CA $82,960
- Lincoln, NE $82,920