Chemical Engineers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 146 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Chemical Engineers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Tulsa, OK $169,25050
Albuquerque, NM $163,38080
Oklahoma $160,990190
Houston, TX $152,2901,800
Baltimore, MD $151,360210
New Mexico $147,29080

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $106,360—
      Anchorage, AK $106,360—
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, AL $113,18080
      Mobile, AL $107,050110
      Alabama $103,620540
      Southwest Alabama $100,39050
      Huntsville, AL $93,28080
      Birmingham, AL $92,920—
      Northeast Alabama $70,25030
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $100,65080
      Arkansas $99,020170
      Little Rock, AR $94,600—
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $125,050170
      Phoenix, AZ $125,05090
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bakersfield, CA $135,82070
      San Jose, CA $135,61080
      Los Angeles, CA $122,950300
      Riverside, CA $106,200—
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $140,900550
      Colorado $131,740850
      Boulder, CO $113,240170
      Fort Collins, CO $112,01050
      Greeley, CO $110,24030
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $127,290100
      Norwich, CT $101,75050
      Hartford, CT $101,390160
      Connecticut $99,990380
      New Haven, CT $99,99050
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $129,040870
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $131,330390
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $110,00030
      Florida $104,000180
      Miami, FL $104,00040
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $102,360220
      Georgia $102,360340
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $101,08060
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $106,980160
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Illinois $120,360490
      Chicago, IL-IN $119,490360
      Peoria, IL $108,38030
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, IN $131,51060
      Southern Indiana $124,30040
      Evansville, IN $120,99060
      Indianapolis, IN $118,010—
      Indiana $115,570330
      Northern Indiana $90,54040
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $113,990—
      Kansas $109,41040
      Kansas $107,200260
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Kentucky $123,69080
      Kentucky $112,390230
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $107,37060
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Charles, LA $136,810100
      New Orleans, LA $133,070190
      Louisiana $131,180780
      Baton Rouge, LA $130,350370
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MA $125,34040
      Boston, MA-NH $122,190750
      Massachusetts $119,2601,140
      Worcester, MA $112,270270
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $151,360210
      Maryland $129,710560
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Rapids, MI $128,370100
      Midland, MI $110,61090
      Detroit, MI $108,760220
      Michigan $106,690780
      Kalamazoo, MI $99,75050
      Ann Arbor, MI $96,47070
      Lansing, MI $64,45060
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $122,110150
      Minnesota $114,060180
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $127,100180
      Missouri $101,010450
      Kansas City, MO-KS $99,440360
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $102,470150
      Gulfport, MS $99,84050
      Upper East Mississippi $96,32030
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $100,90070
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $114,120120
      Charlotte, NC-SC $109,940150
      North Carolina $109,940450
      Raleigh, NC $106,18080
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $127,97060
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $128,190110
      Lincoln, NE $126,33050
      Nebraska $105,560210
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $131,32050
      New Jersey $118,340480
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $163,38080
      New Mexico $147,29080
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $78,22050
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $132,480560
      Rochester, NY $132,480—
      Albany, NY $124,98050
      New York, NY-NJ $122,660580
      Buffalo, NY $109,74070
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Toledo, OH $129,01090
      Dayton, OH $120,04070
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $119,45040
      Lima, OH $119,06040
      Cleveland, OH $116,370200
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $115,970270
      Ohio $115,1901,100
      Akron, OH $105,66040
      Columbus, OH $103,860230
      Eastern Ohio $99,04040
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $169,25050
      Oklahoma $160,990190
      Oklahoma City, OK $113,52050
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $129,930120
      Oregon $115,800210
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsburgh, PA $133,880170
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $120,300850
      Allentown, PA-NJ $109,360150
      Pennsylvania $107,040970
      Reading, PA $96,96040
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $98,16070
      Rhode Island $91,77040
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $129,07050
      Northwestern South Carolina $114,91030
      Columbia, SC $105,87090
      South Carolina $104,660290
      Greenville, SC $101,40050
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tennessee $110,150450
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $101,60040
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $152,2901,800
      Austin, TX $135,86070
      Texas $135,1602,780
      Beaumont, TX $133,210110
      Corpus Christi, TX $132,67070
      Northwestern Region of Texas $125,99040
      Dallas, TX $125,410120
      San Antonio, TX $108,24080
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $101,40040
      Provo, UT $81,84090
      Utah $80,820—
      Salt Lake City, UT $80,670—
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $139,730210
      Virginia $132,5501,020
      Richmond, VA $117,15060
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kennewick, WA $139,560300
      Seattle, WA $135,830150
      Washington $130,830600
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $92,840—
      Wisconsin $92,530210
      Milwaukee, WI $90,09040