19 Series · SOC 19-2031

Chemists

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

Median Salary

$84,150

per year

Median Hourly

$40.46/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$95,940

average

Employment

83,250

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$53,210$63,930$84,150$120,210$154,430
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$25.58$30.74$40.46$57.79$74.25
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$53,210

25th Percentile

$63,930

Median

$84,150

75th Percentile

$120,210

90th Percentile

$154,430

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. District of Columbia $153,320 2. New Mexico $134,370 3. Maryland $131,910 4. Massachusetts $126,970 5. Delaware $125,430

Lowest Paying States

48. Maine $58,750 49. Idaho $59,460 50. Montana $60,100 51. Pennsylvania $63,450 52. South Dakota $64,480
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $153,320 +82% above national
2 New Mexico $134,370 +60% above national
3 Maryland $131,910 +57% above national
4 Massachusetts $126,970 +51% above national
5 Delaware $125,430 +49% above national
6 Louisiana $109,150 +30% above national
7 West Virginia $108,010 +28% above national
8 Texas $101,260 +20% above national
9 Virginia $99,810 +19% above national
10 Colorado $97,380 +16% above national
11 Rhode Island $97,300 +16% above national
12 Illinois $97,170 +15% above national
13 California $97,010 +15% above national
14 Alabama $96,000 +14% above national
15 Alaska $95,300 +13% above national
16 Georgia $94,890 +13% above national
17 Washington $92,860 +10% above national
18 Connecticut $88,340 +5% above national
19 New Jersey $85,010 +1% above national
20 Oregon $84,150 same as national
21 New York $83,690 1% below national
22 Hawaii $83,200 1% below national
23 Minnesota $82,040 3% below national
24 Iowa $81,830 3% below national
25 New Hampshire $81,780 3% below national
26 Missouri $81,720 3% below national
27 Vermont $81,460 3% below national
28 Michigan $81,410 3% below national
29 Ohio $80,360 5% below national
30 Oklahoma $79,990 5% below national
31 Kentucky $79,800 5% below national
32 North Dakota $79,350 6% below national
33 Arizona $79,330 6% below national
34 North Carolina $78,400 7% below national
35 Mississippi $78,260 7% below national
36 South Carolina $77,900 7% below national
37 Utah $77,270 8% below national
38 Wyoming $76,570 9% below national
39 Indiana $75,880 10% below national
40 Wisconsin $75,020 11% below national
41 Florida $74,860 11% below national
42 Nevada $72,810 13% below national
43 Puerto Rico $71,830 15% below national
44 Arkansas $71,080 16% below national
45 Nebraska $67,880 19% below national
46 Kansas $66,310 21% below national
47 Tennessee $65,340 22% below national
48 South Dakota $64,480 23% below national
49 Pennsylvania $63,450 25% below national
50 Montana $60,100 29% below national
51 Idaho $59,460 29% below national
52 Maine $58,750 30% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $145,430 2. Albuquerque, NM $137,740 3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $130,830 4. Lake Charles, LA $130,770 5. Midland, MI $129,700

Lowest Paying Metros

241. Ponce, PR $38,420 242. Boise City, ID $42,030 243. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,810 244. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $49,320 245. Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,840
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $145,430 +73% above national
2 Albuquerque, NM $137,740 +64% above national
3 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $130,830 +55% above national
4 Lake Charles, LA $130,770 +55% above national
5 Midland, MI $129,700 +54% above national
6 Baton Rouge, LA $127,860 +52% above national
7 Huntsville, AL $127,070 +51% above national
8 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $126,190 +50% above national
9 Lexington Park, MD $125,820 +50% above national
10 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $124,440 +48% above national
11 Peoria, IL $122,950 +46% above national
12 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $115,030 +37% above national
13 Midland, TX $111,830 +33% above national
14 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $110,300 +31% above national
15 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $109,960 +31% above national
16 Athens-Clarke County, GA $109,260 +30% above national
17 Cedar Rapids, IA $108,460 +29% above national
18 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $107,100 +27% above national
19 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $104,870 +25% above national
20 Springfield, MA $104,000 +24% above national
21 Decatur, AL $103,360 +23% above national
22 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $103,340 +23% above national
23 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $102,970 +22% above national
24 Savannah, GA $102,650 +22% above national
25 Boulder, CO $102,600 +22% above national
26 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $102,140 +21% above national
27 State College, PA $102,050 +21% above national
28 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $101,660 +21% above national
29 Eugene-Springfield, OR $100,810 +20% above national
30 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $100,720 +20% above national
31 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $100,700 +20% above national
32 Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $99,960 +19% above national
33 Idaho Falls, ID $99,740 +19% above national
34 Worcester, MA $99,280 +18% above national
35 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $99,270 +18% above national
36 Gainesville, GA $99,270 +18% above national
37 Spartanburg, SC $98,990 +18% above national
38 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $98,940 +18% above national
39 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $98,600 +17% above national
40 Vallejo, CA $97,300 +16% above national
41 Tulsa, OK $97,250 +16% above national
42 Columbus, OH $96,700 +15% above national
43 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $96,310 +14% above national
44 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $96,040 +14% above national
45 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $95,640 +14% above national
46 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $95,460 +13% above national
47 New Haven, CT $95,100 +13% above national
48 St. Louis, MO-IL $95,060 +13% above national
49 Corpus Christi, TX $95,010 +13% above national
50 Ames, IA $94,990 +13% above national
51 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,940 +13% above national