17 Series · SOC 17-2041

Chemical Engineers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$121,860

per year

Median Hourly

$58.59/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$128,430

average

Employment

20,330

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$78,520$96,040$121,860$152,290$182,150
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$37.75$46.17$58.59$73.22$87.57
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$78,520

25th Percentile

$96,040

Median

$121,860

75th Percentile

$152,290

90th Percentile

$182,150

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Oklahoma $160,990 2. New Mexico $147,290 3. West Virginia $139,730 4. Texas $135,160 5. Virginia $132,550

Lowest Paying States

39. Nevada $78,220 40. Utah $80,820 41. Rhode Island $91,770 42. Wisconsin $92,530 43. Arkansas $99,020
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Oklahoma $160,990 +32% above national
2 New Mexico $147,290 +21% above national
3 West Virginia $139,730 +15% above national
4 Texas $135,160 +11% above national
5 Virginia $132,550 +9% above national
6 New York $132,480 +9% above national
7 Colorado $131,740 +8% above national
8 Delaware $131,330 +8% above national
9 Louisiana $131,180 +8% above national
10 Washington $130,830 +7% above national
11 Maryland $129,710 +6% above national
12 North Dakota $127,970 +5% above national
13 Arizona $125,050 +3% above national
14 Illinois $120,360 1% below national
15 Massachusetts $119,260 2% below national
16 New Jersey $118,340 3% below national
17 Oregon $115,800 5% below national
18 Indiana $115,570 5% below national
19 Ohio $115,190 5% below national
20 Minnesota $114,060 6% below national
21 Kentucky $112,390 8% below national
22 Tennessee $110,150 10% below national
23 North Carolina $109,940 10% below national
24 Kansas $107,200 12% below national
25 Pennsylvania $107,040 12% below national
26 Idaho $106,980 12% below national
27 Michigan $106,690 12% below national
28 Alaska $106,360 13% below national
29 Nebraska $105,560 13% below national
30 South Carolina $104,660 14% below national
31 Florida $104,000 15% below national
32 Alabama $103,620 15% below national
33 Mississippi $102,470 16% below national
34 Georgia $102,360 16% below national
35 Iowa $101,080 17% below national
36 Missouri $101,010 17% below national
37 Montana $100,900 17% below national
38 Connecticut $99,990 18% below national
39 Arkansas $99,020 19% below national
40 Wisconsin $92,530 24% below national
41 Rhode Island $91,770 25% below national
42 Utah $80,820 34% below national
43 Nevada $78,220 36% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Tulsa, OK $169,250 2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $152,290 3. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $151,360 4. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $140,900 5. Kennewick-Richland, WA $139,560

Lowest Paying Metros

86. Lansing-East Lansing, MI $64,450 87. Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,250 88. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $80,670 89. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $90,090 90. Madison, WI $92,840
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Tulsa, OK $169,250 +39% above national
2 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $152,290 +25% above national
3 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $151,360 +24% above national
4 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $140,900 +16% above national
5 Kennewick-Richland, WA $139,560 +15% above national
6 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $135,860 +11% above national
7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $135,830 +11% above national
8 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $135,820 +11% above national
9 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $135,610 +11% above national
10 Pittsburgh, PA $133,880 +10% above national
11 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $133,210 +9% above national
12 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $133,070 +9% above national
13 Corpus Christi, TX $132,670 +9% above national
14 Rochester, NY $132,480 +9% above national
15 Columbus, IN $131,510 +8% above national
16 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $131,320 +8% above national
17 Baton Rouge, LA $130,350 +7% above national
18 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $129,930 +7% above national
19 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $129,040 +6% above national
20 Toledo, OH $129,010 +6% above national
21 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $128,370 +5% above national
22 Omaha, NE-IA $128,190 +5% above national
23 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $127,290 +4% above national
24 St. Louis, MO-IL $127,100 +4% above national
25 Lincoln, NE $126,330 +4% above national
26 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $125,410 +3% above national
27 Springfield, MA $125,340 +3% above national
28 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $125,050 +3% above national
29 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $124,980 +3% above national
30 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $124,300 +2% above national
31 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $123,690 +2% above national
32 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $122,950 +1% above national
33 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $122,660 +1% above national
34 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $122,190 same as national
35 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $122,110 same as national
36 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $120,300 1% below national
37 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $120,040 1% below national
38 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $119,490 2% below national
39 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $119,450 2% below national
40 Lima, OH $119,060 2% below national
41 Cleveland, OH $116,370 5% below national
42 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $115,970 5% below national
43 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $114,910 6% below national
44 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $114,120 6% below national
45 Wichita, KS $113,990 6% below national
46 Oklahoma City, OK $113,520 7% below national
47 Boulder, CO $113,240 7% below national
48 Decatur, AL $113,180 7% below national
49 Worcester, MA $112,270 8% below national
50 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $112,010 8% below national
51 Midland, MI $110,610 9% below national
52 Greeley, CO $110,240 10% below national
53 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $109,940 10% below national
54 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $109,740 10% below national
55 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $109,410 10% below national
56 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $109,360 10% below national
57 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $108,760 11% below national
58 Peoria, IL $108,380 11% below national
59 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $108,240 11% below national
60 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $107,370 12% below national
61 Mobile, AL $107,050 12% below national
62 Anchorage, AK $106,360 13% below national
63 Raleigh-Cary, NC $106,180 13% below national
64 Columbia, SC $105,870 13% below national
65 Akron, OH $105,660 13% below national
66 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $104,000 15% below national
67 Columbus, OH $103,860 15% below national
68 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $102,360 16% below national
69 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $101,600 17% below national
70 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $101,400 17% below national
71 Ogden, UT $101,400 17% below national
72 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $101,390 17% below national
73 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $100,650 17% below national
74 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $100,390 18% below national
75 New Haven, CT $99,990 18% below national
76 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $99,840 18% below national
77 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,750 18% below national
78 Kansas City, MO-KS $99,440 18% below national
79 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $98,160 19% below national
80 Reading, PA $96,960 20% below national
81 Ann Arbor, MI $96,470 21% below national
82 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $96,320 21% below national
83 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $94,600 22% below national
84 Huntsville, AL $93,280 23% below national
85 Birmingham, AL $92,920 24% below national
86 Madison, WI $92,840 24% below national
87 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $90,090 26% below national
88 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $80,670 34% below national
89 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,250 42% below national
90 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $64,450 47% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.