Chemists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 331 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Chemists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
District of Columbia $153,320 250
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $145,430 2,640
Albuquerque, NM $137,740 160
New Mexico $134,370 210
Maryland $131,910 3,000
Boston, MA-NH $130,830 2,870

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $106,000 40
      Alaska $95,300 40
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $127,070 120
      Southwest Alabama $104,620 30
      Decatur, AL $103,360 70
      Alabama $96,000 630
      Mobile, AL $90,280 100
      Birmingham, AL $79,990 140
      Auburn, AL $79,530 40
      Montgomery, AL $76,960 50
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $95,640 140
      Arkansas $71,080 390
      North Arkansas $66,420 50
      Little Rock, AR $57,110 90
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $79,330 870
      Phoenix, AZ $70,640 550
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $126,190 2,040
      San Jose, CA $109,960 500
      San Diego, CA $98,600 1,110
      Vallejo, CA $97,300 60
      California $97,010 8,480
      Salinas, CA $95,080 30
      Santa Maria, CA $92,180 70
      Bakersfield, CA $90,660 190
      Riverside, CA $88,590 400
      Visalia, CA $87,570 30
      Santa Cruz, CA $86,800 30
      San Luis Obispo, CA $86,060 40
      Sacramento, CA $83,540 350
      Napa, CA $83,190 60
      Los Angeles, CA $82,370 2,700
      Modesto, CA $81,180 90
      Santa Rosa, CA $80,610 90
      Stockton, CA $79,850 60
      North Coast Region of California $79,750 30
      Oxnard, CA $79,140 180
      Fresno, CA $69,480 100
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $102,600 470
      Colorado $97,380 1,820
      Denver, CO $93,500 910
      Fort Collins, CO $93,490 180
      Colorado Springs, CO $87,620 60
      Greeley, CO $81,790 70
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Norwich, CT $102,140 130
      New Haven, CT $95,100 190
      Waterbury, CT $88,800 60
      Connecticut $88,340 830
      Connecticut $87,930 30
      Bridgeport, CT $82,750 150
      Hartford, CT $77,920 230
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $145,430 2,640
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $125,430 1,180
      Dover, DE $79,910 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Palm Bay, FL $124,440 40
      Crestview, FL $105,770 30
      Deltona, FL $90,640 30
      Pensacola, FL $86,750 30
      Gainesville, FL $77,270 40
      Miami, FL $75,790 490
      Florida $74,860 1,660
      North Port, FL $73,630 50
      Lakeland, FL $69,570 40
      Tampa, FL $65,660 320
      Jacksonville, FL $63,960 130
      Orlando, FL $63,120 150
      Tallahassee, FL $51,000 60
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Athens, GA $109,260 80
      Savannah, GA $102,650 40
      Atlanta, GA $101,660 620
      Gainesville, GA $99,270 30
      Georgia $94,890 1,080
      South Georgia $79,850 30
      Augusta, GA-SC $78,260 70
      Dalton, GA $72,690 40
      North Georgia $68,700 50
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $83,380 130
      Hawaii $83,200 140
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $108,460 90
      Ames, IA $94,990 40
      Davenport, IA-IL $84,240 50
      Des Moines, IA $83,570 150
      Iowa $81,830 600
      Southeast Iowa $80,980 70
      Iowa City, IA $77,240 30
      Northeast Iowa $76,310 70
      Northwest Iowa $76,290 60
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho Falls, ID $99,740 120
      Idaho $59,460 360
      Boise City, ID $42,030 150
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Peoria, IL $122,950 120
      Chicago, IL-IN $100,720 2,810
      Illinois $97,170 3,250
      Springfield, IL $91,350 40
      Northwest Illinois $75,580 40
      Champaign, IL $70,340 80
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Indiana $96,310 90
      Elkhart, IN $78,890 80
      Northern Indiana $78,690 50
      South Bend, IN-MI $76,960 80
      Bloomington, IN $76,560 130
      Fort Wayne, IN $76,180 40
      Terre Haute, IN $75,990 50
      Indiana $75,880 2,070
      Evansville, IN $75,000 80
      Indianapolis, IN $74,260 940
      Central Indiana $63,580 40
      Lafayette, IN $49,320 110
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $96,050 60
      Wichita, KS $81,000 80
      Kansas $66,310 580
      Topeka, KS $60,130 30
      Kansas $59,820 140
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Kentucky $90,530 100
      Bowling Green, KY $86,250 30
      Central Kentucky $84,380 110
      Kentucky $79,800 610
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $77,670 150
      Lexington, KY $64,930 130
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Charles, LA $130,770 160
      Baton Rouge, LA $127,860 220
      New Orleans, LA $115,030 140
      Louisiana $109,150 630
      Shreveport, LA $80,820 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $130,830 2,870
      Massachusetts $126,970 3,340
      Springfield, MA $104,000 50
      Worcester, MA $99,280 340
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $131,910 3,000
      Lexington Park, MD $125,820 50
      Baltimore, MD $104,870 840
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $82,990 40
      Salisbury, MD $68,790 40
      Maryland $67,690 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $58,750 160
      Portland, ME $58,750 90
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, MI $129,700 310
      Kalamazoo, MI $100,700 270
      Mid Michigan $99,610 160
      Jackson, MI $93,790 50
      Muskegon, MI $92,320 70
      Northern Michigan $82,770 30
      Michigan $81,410 3,200
      Bay City, MI $79,940 60
      Grand Rapids, MI $79,620 260
      Detroit, MI $79,220 1,090
      Southern Michigan $78,550 310
      Ann Arbor, MI $63,420 260
      Lansing, MI $60,440 150
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $83,790 1,120
      Minnesota $82,040 1,320
      Duluth, MN-WI $79,720 40
      Southeast Minnesota $79,680 60
      Northwest Minnesota $72,460 50
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $95,060 1,150
      Columbia, MO $82,300 80
      Missouri $81,720 1,750
      Springfield, MO $76,270 30
      Kansas City, MO-KS $73,650 470
      Joplin, MO-KS $71,540 40
      Central Missouri $69,170 40
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $66,380 80
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower West Mississippi $99,960 30
      Mississippi $78,260 170
      Upper East Mississippi $78,180 40
      Gulfport, MS $75,610 30
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $60,100 260
      Missoula, MT $59,950 40
      Billings, MT $54,520 90
      Bozeman, MT $53,710 70
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Winston, NC $83,130 260
      Greensboro, NC $81,940 250
      Raleigh, NC $80,940 1,080
      Charlotte, NC-SC $79,650 590
      North Carolina $78,400 5,140
      Durham, NC $78,240 1,490
      Hickory, NC $76,490 130
      Wilmington, NC $74,780 450
      Fayetteville, NC $74,090 40
      Eastern North Carolina $73,960 140
      Central North Carolina $73,780 160
      Western North Carolina $69,330 60
      Asheville, NC $66,910 40
      Greenville, NC $64,690 190
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $118,870 40
      North Dakota $79,350 140
      Fargo, ND-MN $64,490 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $77,600 50
      Omaha, NE-IA $71,610 170
      Lincoln, NE $67,880 110
      Nebraska $67,880 360
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $94,940 —
      New Hampshire $81,780 320
      Manchester, NH $80,220 90
      Central New Hampshire $75,720 40
      Southwestern New Hampshire $69,990 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $90,570 50
      Trenton, NJ $86,090 640
      New Jersey $85,010 6,210
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $137,740 160
      New Mexico $134,370 210
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $77,680 100
      Nevada $72,810 190
      Reno, NV $70,350 70
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $103,340 420
      Southwest New York $102,970 70
      Ithaca, NY $91,330 30
      New York, NY-NJ $84,510 7,300
      Syracuse, NY $84,220 70
      New York $83,690 4,040
      Kiryas Joel, NY $81,010 50
      Rochester, NY $79,480 190
      Central East New York $76,130 90
      Buffalo, NY $74,770 350
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $99,270 230
      Columbus, OH $96,700 1,080
      Sandusky, OH $83,390 30
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $82,110 980
      Ohio $80,360 4,020
      Southern Ohio $78,990 70
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $78,970 110
      Cleveland, OH $78,230 850
      Eastern Ohio $77,760 60
      Akron, OH $76,500 190
      West Northwestern Ohio $74,910 60
      Canton, OH $74,350 40
      Toledo, OH $73,640 180
      Lima, OH $72,570 100
      Youngstown, OH $61,520 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $97,250 210
      Northeast Oklahoma $96,040 60
      Northwest Oklahoma $83,620 60
      Oklahoma $79,990 690
      Oklahoma City, OK $78,790 230
      Southeast Oklahoma $77,070 60
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eugene, OR $100,810 80
      Corvallis, OR $94,990 80
      Bend, OR $86,130 50
      Oregon $84,150 600
      Portland, OR-WA $81,070 410
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $153,320 250
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      State College, PA $102,050 60
      York, PA $81,490 120
      Scranton, PA $79,950 90
      Central Pennsylvania $76,930 100
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $76,630 100
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $76,620 5,690
      Lebanon, PA $75,390 80
      Reading, PA $75,230 100
      Pittsburgh, PA $74,200 980
      Allentown, PA-NJ $73,570 460
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $66,420 70
      Harrisburg, PA $64,580 180
      Pennsylvania $63,450 9,070
      Johnstown, PA $50,010 —
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $49,840 50
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $78,880 610
      Puerto Rico $52,050 40
      Ponce, PR $38,420 40
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $97,300 120
      Providence, RI-MA $95,460 170
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $98,990 110
      Charleston, SC $84,070 120
      South Carolina $77,900 800
      Greenville, SC $77,080 180
      Columbia, SC $65,450 170
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $83,220 40
      South Dakota $64,480 150
      East South Dakota $61,550 80
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $89,330 140
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $77,590 180
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $71,990 50
      Tennessee $65,340 820
      Nashville, TN $45,810 330
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $111,830 60
      Houston, TX $110,300 2,640
      Texas $101,260 5,490
      Longview, TX $99,880 30
      Beaumont, TX $98,940 210
      Northwestern Region of Texas $95,890 —
      Corpus Christi, TX $95,010 120
      Dallas, TX $84,130 920
      San Antonio, TX $80,170 280
      North Region of Texas $79,540 —
      Austin, TX $76,740 290
      El Paso, TX $74,140 70
      Hill Country Region of Texas $72,710 30
      College Station, TX $64,120 —
      Waco, TX $58,870 40
      Lubbock, TX $57,690 50
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      High Desert Utah $89,120 30
      Provo, UT $81,010 130
      Ogden, UT $77,940 90
      Utah $77,270 740
      Salt Lake City, UT $76,500 440
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $108,010 270
      Virginia $99,810 1,340
      Southside Virginia $88,870 30
      Roanoke, VA $86,720 50
      Richmond, VA $82,670 230
      Charlottesville, VA $82,660 90
      Northern West Virginia $81,950 30
      Blacksburg, VA $80,960 70
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $77,830 200
      Lynchburg, VA $60,500 30
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $81,460 60
      Vermont $81,460 90
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bremerton, WA $107,100 70
      Olympia, WA $92,860 50
      Washington $92,860 1,780
      Spokane, WA $85,520 80
      Seattle, WA $84,150 720
      Eastern Washington $78,560 50
      Yakima, WA $69,950 30
      Bellingham, WA $66,640 70
      Mount Vernon, WA $62,650 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Janesville, WI $95,430 40
      Kenosha, WI $84,520 80
      Sheboygan, WI $78,730 90
      Oshkosh, WI $77,840 40
      Milwaukee, WI $76,820 410
      Wisconsin $75,020 1,990
      Green Bay, WI $74,530 60
      Racine, WI $74,290 170
      Madison, WI $73,920 830
      Northeastern Wisconsin $72,020 70
      South Central Wisconsin $68,420 60
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $92,230 60
      Charleston, WV $88,640 30
      Morgantown, WV $77,630 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $127,120 30
      Wyoming $76,570 60