Chemical Engineers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$125,040
10th percentile
$79,420
90th percentile
$182,880
Employment
21,070
- TXMedian $132,750 · Employment 2,610
- Houston, TXMedian $138,120 · Employment 1,510
- MAMedian $118,000 · Employment 1,460
- OHMedian $111,200 · Employment 1,030
- Boston, MAMedian $109,460 · Employment 910
- PAMedian $116,970 · Employment 810
- VAMedian $136,380 · Employment 790
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $127,770 · Employment 790
- LAMedian $134,800 · Employment 730
- INMedian $113,160 · Employment 720
- COMedian $125,800 · Employment 720
- MIMedian $103,230 · Employment 670
- WAMedian $128,290 · Employment 650
- Washington, DCMedian $132,820 · Employment 640
- ALMedian $135,030 · Employment 600
- NYMedian $129,060 · Employment 540
- ILMedian $121,560 · Employment 520
- New York, NYMedian $126,830 · Employment 510
- MDMedian $127,190 · Employment 500
- NJMedian $126,760 · Employment 440
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.