19 Series · SOC 19-4031
Chemical Technicians
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$57,790
per year
Median Hourly
$27.78/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$61,300
average
Employment
55,640
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$39,030
25th Percentile
$46,680
Median
$57,790
75th Percentile
$72,940
90th Percentile
$90,990
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | $83,480 | +44% above national |
| 2 | Delaware | $64,930 | +12% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $64,920 | +12% above national |
| 4 | Colorado | $64,540 | +12% above national |
| 5 | Texas | $64,520 | +12% above national |
| 6 | Oklahoma | $63,880 | +11% above national |
| 7 | West Virginia | $63,820 | +10% above national |
| 8 | Arizona | $63,030 | +9% above national |
| 9 | New Mexico | $62,610 | +8% above national |
| 10 | Illinois | $61,830 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Alaska | $61,380 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Vermont | $60,930 | +5% above national |
| 13 | South Carolina | $59,530 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Nebraska | $59,180 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $59,130 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Missouri | $58,690 | +2% above national |
| 17 | New York | $57,720 | same as national |
| 18 | Michigan | $57,680 | same as national |
| 19 | New Jersey | $57,640 | same as national |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $56,960 | 1% below national |
| 21 | California | $56,620 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Washington | $55,940 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Kansas | $55,480 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Idaho | $55,060 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Kentucky | $55,010 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Ohio | $54,710 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Minnesota | $54,340 | 6% below national |
| 28 | Mississippi | $54,100 | 6% below national |
| 29 | North Dakota | $53,270 | 8% below national |
| 30 | Utah | $52,890 | 8% below national |
| 31 | Alabama | $52,680 | 9% below national |
| 32 | Wyoming | $52,520 | 9% below national |
| 33 | Iowa | $52,200 | 10% below national |
| 34 | Indiana | $51,980 | 10% below national |
| 35 | Georgia | $51,840 | 10% below national |
| 36 | Tennessee | $51,030 | 12% below national |
| 37 | Connecticut | $50,910 | 12% below national |
| 38 | Virginia | $50,660 | 12% below national |
| 39 | Nevada | $50,250 | 13% below national |
| 40 | Montana | $50,160 | 13% below national |
| 41 | Oregon | $49,920 | 14% below national |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $49,720 | 14% below national |
| 43 | North Carolina | $48,870 | 15% below national |
| 44 | District of Columbia | $48,740 | 16% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $47,970 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Maryland | $47,760 | 17% below national |
| 47 | Maine | $47,340 | 18% below national |
| 48 | New Hampshire | $47,240 | 18% below national |
| 49 | Florida | $46,870 | 19% below national |
| 50 | Arkansas | $46,720 | 19% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $34,470 | 40% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dothan, AL | $128,190 | +122% above national |
| 2 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $88,990 | +54% above national |
| 3 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $88,800 | +54% above national |
| 4 | Baton Rouge, LA | $86,360 | +49% above national |
| 5 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $83,530 | +45% above national |
| 6 | Lake Charles, LA | $81,710 | +41% above national |
| 7 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $81,630 | +41% above national |
| 8 | Springfield, MA | $81,070 | +40% above national |
| 9 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $78,980 | +37% above national |
| 10 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $78,390 | +36% above national |
| 11 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $78,110 | +35% above national |
| 12 | Midland, MI | $77,810 | +35% above national |
| 13 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $76,260 | +32% above national |
| 14 | Corpus Christi, TX | $75,890 | +31% above national |
| 15 | Duluth, MN-WI | $75,870 | +31% above national |
| 16 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $74,620 | +29% above national |
| 17 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $70,400 | +22% above national |
| 18 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $69,840 | +21% above national |
| 19 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $69,380 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $68,790 | +19% above national |
| 21 | Joplin, MO-KS | $68,720 | +19% above national |
| 22 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $68,460 | +18% above national |
| 23 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $68,000 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $67,600 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Lafayette, LA | $66,790 | +16% above national |
| 26 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $66,690 | +15% above national |
| 27 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $65,990 | +14% above national |
| 28 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $65,250 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $65,030 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $65,000 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Boulder, CO | $64,860 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Sheboygan, WI | $64,530 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $64,490 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Tulsa, OK | $63,520 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Terre Haute, IN | $63,460 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Bay City, MI | $63,370 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Columbia, MO | $63,310 | +10% above national |
| 38 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $63,200 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $63,160 | +9% above national |
| 40 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $62,880 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $62,750 | +9% above national |
| 42 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $62,670 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $62,570 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $62,520 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $62,490 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $62,480 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $62,230 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Mobile, AL | $62,220 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Bellingham, WA | $62,030 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,020 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Tallahassee, FL | $61,980 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $61,830 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Colorado Springs, CO | $61,720 | +7% above national |
| 54 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,670 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $61,600 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Decatur, AL | $61,420 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $61,420 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Columbia, SC | $61,320 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,230 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $61,190 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Oklahoma City, OK | $61,100 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,940 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $60,790 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,690 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $60,630 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $60,360 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Boise City, ID | $60,340 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $60,340 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $60,290 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Madison, WI | $60,280 | +4% above national |
| 71 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $60,250 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Worcester, MA | $60,040 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Lynchburg, VA | $60,020 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,010 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $59,930 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Jackson, MS | $59,790 | +3% above national |
| 77 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $59,700 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Toledo, OH | $59,630 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Longview, TX | $59,570 | +3% above national |
| 80 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $59,450 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Omaha, NE-IA | $59,190 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Columbus, OH | $59,150 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Reading, PA | $59,140 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $58,820 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $58,750 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $58,690 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $58,640 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Syracuse, NY | $58,590 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $58,440 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Vallejo, CA | $58,320 | +1% above national |
| 91 | Midland, TX | $58,290 | +1% above national |
| 92 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $57,970 | same as national |
| 93 | Lubbock, TX | $57,940 | same as national |
| 94 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,780 | same as national |
| 95 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,780 | same as national |
| 96 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $57,710 | same as national |
| 97 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,630 | same as national |
| 98 | Cleveland, OH | $57,300 | 1% below national |
| 99 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $57,210 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $57,160 | 1% below national |
| 101 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $57,060 | 1% below national |
| 102 | Greeley, CO | $56,510 | 2% below national |
| 103 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $56,460 | 2% below national |
| 104 | Sandusky, OH | $56,450 | 2% below national |
| 105 | Fort Wayne, IN | $56,430 | 2% below national |
| 106 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $56,220 | 3% below national |
| 107 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $56,160 | 3% below national |
| 108 | Billings, MT | $56,150 | 3% below national |
| 109 | Peoria, IL | $55,950 | 3% below national |
| 110 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $55,920 | 3% below national |
| 111 | New Haven, CT | $55,650 | 4% below national |
| 112 | Modesto, CA | $55,310 | 4% below national |
| 113 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $55,220 | 4% below national |
| 114 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $55,120 | 5% below national |
| 115 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $55,040 | 5% below national |
| 116 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $55,030 | 5% below national |
| 117 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $54,960 | 5% below national |
| 118 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $54,830 | 5% below national |
| 119 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $54,710 | 5% below national |
| 120 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $54,620 | 5% below national |
| 121 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $54,570 | 6% below national |
| 122 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $54,400 | 6% below national |
| 123 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $54,320 | 6% below national |
| 124 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $54,230 | 6% below national |
| 125 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $53,990 | 7% below national |
| 126 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $53,920 | 7% below national |
| 127 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $53,800 | 7% below national |
| 128 | Napa, CA | $53,710 | 7% below national |
| 129 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $53,420 | 8% below national |
| 130 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $53,270 | 8% below national |
| 131 | Missoula, MT | $53,260 | 8% below national |
| 132 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $53,240 | 8% below national |
| 133 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $53,090 | 8% below national |
| 134 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $52,970 | 8% below national |
| 135 | York-Hanover, PA | $52,970 | 8% below national |
| 136 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $52,940 | 8% below national |
| 137 | Medford, OR | $52,650 | 9% below national |
| 138 | Richmond, VA | $52,520 | 9% below national |
| 139 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $52,290 | 10% below national |
| 140 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,210 | 10% below national |
| 141 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $51,980 | 10% below national |
| 142 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $51,850 | 10% below national |
| 143 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $51,750 | 10% below national |
| 144 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $51,740 | 10% below national |
| 145 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $51,740 | 10% below national |
| 146 | Lincoln, NE | $51,650 | 11% below national |
| 147 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $51,630 | 11% below national |
| 148 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,560 | 11% below national |
| 149 | Spartanburg, SC | $51,470 | 11% below national |
| 150 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $51,320 | 11% below national |
| 151 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $51,230 | 11% below national |
| 152 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $51,180 | 11% below national |
| 153 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $51,140 | 12% below national |
| 154 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $50,950 | 12% below national |
| 155 | Ogden, UT | $50,920 | 12% below national |
| 156 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $50,910 | 12% below national |
| 157 | Rochester, NY | $50,890 | 12% below national |
| 158 | Huntsville, AL | $50,880 | 12% below national |
| 159 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $50,800 | 12% below national |
| 160 | Waco, TX | $50,760 | 12% below national |
| 161 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $50,740 | 12% below national |
| 162 | Ames, IA | $50,600 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $50,590 | 12% below national |
| 164 | Wilmington, NC | $50,520 | 13% below national |
| 165 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,510 | 13% below national |
| 166 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $50,430 | 13% below national |
| 167 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $50,360 | 13% below national |
| 168 | Akron, OH | $50,330 | 13% below national |
| 169 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,230 | 13% below national |
| 170 | Jackson, TN | $50,070 | 13% below national |
| 171 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $50,040 | 13% below national |
| 172 | Cleveland, TN | $49,900 | 14% below national |
| 173 | Knoxville, TN | $49,860 | 14% below national |
| 174 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $49,850 | 14% below national |
| 175 | Johnson City, TN | $49,750 | 14% below national |
| 176 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,750 | 14% below national |
| 177 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $49,740 | 14% below national |
| 178 | Charlottesville, VA | $49,660 | 14% below national |
| 179 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,540 | 14% below national |
| 180 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $49,530 | 14% below national |
| 181 | Bloomington, IN | $49,370 | 15% below national |
| 182 | Odessa, TX | $49,240 | 15% below national |
| 183 | Green Bay, WI | $49,220 | 15% below national |
| 184 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $49,220 | 15% below national |
| 185 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $49,190 | 15% below national |
| 186 | Winston-Salem, NC | $49,120 | 15% below national |
| 187 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,110 | 15% below national |
| 188 | Anchorage, AK | $49,090 | 15% below national |
| 189 | Gainesville, FL | $49,030 | 15% below national |
| 190 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $48,980 | 15% below national |
| 191 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $48,900 | 15% below national |
| 192 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,890 | 15% below national |
| 193 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $48,830 | 16% below national |
| 194 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $48,790 | 16% below national |
| 195 | Reno, NV | $48,730 | 16% below national |
| 196 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $48,680 | 16% below national |
| 197 | Wichita, KS | $48,650 | 16% below national |
| 198 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $48,630 | 16% below national |
| 199 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,580 | 16% below national |
| 200 | Ann Arbor, MI | $48,490 | 16% below national |
| 201 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $48,480 | 16% below national |
| 202 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $48,420 | 16% below national |
| 203 | Dalton, GA | $48,390 | 16% below national |
| 204 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,360 | 16% below national |
| 205 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,220 | 17% below national |
| 206 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $48,090 | 17% below national |
| 207 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $48,020 | 17% below national |
| 208 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | 17% below national |
| 209 | Visalia, CA | $47,870 | 17% below national |
| 210 | Birmingham, AL | $47,860 | 17% below national |
| 211 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,820 | 17% below national |
| 212 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,730 | 17% below national |
| 213 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $47,700 | 17% below national |
| 214 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $47,630 | 18% below national |
| 215 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,590 | 18% below national |
| 216 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $47,580 | 18% below national |
| 217 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $47,580 | 18% below national |
| 218 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,530 | 18% below national |
| 219 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $47,430 | 18% below national |
| 220 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $47,290 | 18% below national |
| 221 | Binghamton, NY | $47,250 | 18% below national |
| 222 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,200 | 18% below national |
| 223 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,160 | 18% below national |
| 224 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,140 | 18% below national |
| 225 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $47,010 | 19% below national |
| 226 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,840 | 19% below national |
| 227 | Montgomery, AL | $46,810 | 19% below national |
| 228 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,740 | 19% below national |
| 229 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $46,730 | 19% below national |
| 230 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $46,720 | 19% below national |
| 231 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,480 | 20% below national |
| 232 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $46,200 | 20% below national |
| 233 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,190 | 20% below national |
| 234 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,040 | 20% below national |
| 235 | Fresno, CA | $45,990 | 20% below national |
| 236 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,740 | 21% below national |
| 237 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,610 | 21% below national |
| 238 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,590 | 21% below national |
| 239 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,200 | 22% below national |
| 240 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,160 | 22% below national |
| 241 | Evansville, IN | $45,150 | 22% below national |
| 242 | Greenville, NC | $45,130 | 22% below national |
| 243 | Columbus, IN | $45,040 | 22% below national |
| 244 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $45,030 | 22% below national |
| 245 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,010 | 24% below national |
| 246 | Casper, WY | $43,380 | 25% below national |
| 247 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $43,370 | 25% below national |
| 248 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $43,350 | 25% below national |
| 249 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $39,930 | 31% below national |
| 250 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,160 | 34% below national |
| 251 | Savannah, GA | $36,980 | 36% below national |
| 252 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $36,110 | 38% below national |
| 253 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $35,960 | 38% below national |
| 254 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $35,690 | 38% below national |
| 255 | Aguadilla, PR | $32,920 | 43% below national |
| 256 | Salisbury, MD | $31,200 | 46% below national |
| 257 | Mayaguez, PR | $29,800 | 48% below national |
| 258 | Ponce, PR | $27,920 | 52% below national |
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