Chemists — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$91,240
10th percentile
$58,460
90th percentile
$160,830
Employment
82,770
- CAMedian $97,860 · Employment 9,820
- PAMedian $77,090 · Employment 6,800
- New York, NYMedian $85,150 · Employment 6,750
- NJMedian $84,450 · Employment 5,280
- TXMedian $99,640 · Employment 5,130
- NCMedian $82,620 · Employment 4,530
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $95,440 · Employment 4,520
- NYMedian $90,600 · Employment 4,230
- OHMedian $85,270 · Employment 4,010
- MIMedian $97,440 · Employment 3,490
- MAMedian $125,000 · Employment 3,430
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $87,060 · Employment 3,190
- ILMedian $85,230 · Employment 3,040
- Boston, MAMedian $127,290 · Employment 2,960
- Chicago, ILMedian $90,920 · Employment 2,630
- Washington, DCMedian $144,680 · Employment 2,490
- INMedian $78,770 · Employment 2,480
- MDMedian $140,670 · Employment 2,480
- Houston, TXMedian $106,740 · Employment 2,430
- WAMedian $97,420 · Employment 2,280
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.