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Chemical Engineers Salary by City
Chemical Engineers Salary by City (2026)
81 metro areas · National average: $121,321 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Chemical Engineers salaries across 81 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Austin, TX $163,100
$135,860
$76,180
N/A
Houston, TX $157,790
$152,290
$98,880
$211,090
Tulsa, OK $154,540
$169,250
$104,850
$223,050
San Jose, CA $151,340
$135,610
$89,500
N/A
Bakersfield, CA $150,810
$135,820
$86,320
N/A
Baltimore, MD $145,900
$151,360
$74,540
$198,850
Minneapolis, MN $144,870
$122,110
$58,590
N/A
Baton Rouge, LA $141,690
$130,350
$102,240
$186,410
Kennewick, WA $139,930
$139,560
$92,650
$182,040
Springfield, MA $139,320
$125,340
$92,700
$214,750
Beaumont, TX $138,900
$133,210
$91,120
$176,550
New Orleans, LA $138,790
$133,070
$101,300
$174,740
Corpus Christi, TX $136,980
$132,670
$67,700
$182,930
St. Louis, MO $136,290
$127,100
$79,740
$189,600
Bridgeport, CT $136,270
$127,290
$94,120
$180,230
Portland, OR $135,890
$129,930
$93,640
$189,430
Toledo, OH $132,700
$129,010
$97,090
$169,800
Washington, DC $132,200
$129,040
$88,500
$182,810
Columbus, IN $131,510
$131,510
$92,860
$174,420
Trenton, NJ $131,200
$131,320
$78,800
$202,060
Seattle, WA $131,180
$135,830
$78,990
$177,080
Albany, NY $131,160
$124,980
$79,800
$190,390
Oklahoma City, OK $130,580
$113,520
$51,890
$221,070
Los Angeles, CA $130,550
$122,950
$76,980
$186,410
Pittsburgh, PA $130,210
$133,880
$85,000
$170,250
Dallas, TX $129,680
$125,410
$77,470
$178,700
Denver, CO $127,800
$140,900
$77,860
$169,990
Allentown, PA $127,690
$109,360
$85,950
$182,120
Rochester, NY $127,630
$132,480
$91,700
$132,480
Boston, MA $127,540
$122,190
$81,410
$174,770
Lima, OH $126,780
$119,060
$87,670
$164,280
San Antonio, TX $126,630
$108,240
$80,610
$196,990
Grand Rapids, MI $125,250
$128,370
$78,350
$160,750
Philadelphia, PA $124,580
$120,300
$79,070
$178,270
New York, NY $123,790
$122,660
$79,390
$176,130
Wichita, KS $123,200
$113,990
$71,780
$213,200
Dayton, OH $122,290
$120,040
$81,100
$166,350
Charlotte, NC $122,260
$109,940
$84,240
$172,850
Decatur, AL $122,250
$113,180
$79,530
$184,910
Worcester, MA $121,660
$112,270
$84,720
$168,060
Lincoln, NE $121,520
$126,330
$62,500
$170,600
Omaha, NE $121,260
$128,190
$69,480
$174,980
Boulder, CO $120,870
$113,240
$80,070
$176,610
Chicago, IL $120,380
$119,490
$74,710
$177,340
Durham, NC $120,280
$114,120
$81,330
$156,140
Cleveland, OH $119,630
$116,370
$83,490
$162,430
Mobile, AL $119,630
$107,050
$83,440
$174,280
Phoenix, AZ $118,890
$125,050
$79,810
$125,050
Hartford, CT $116,560
$101,390
$81,150
$159,870
Fort Collins, CO $116,000
$112,010
$62,620
$165,230
Columbus, OH $115,560
$103,860
$78,040
$164,060
Greeley, CO $115,460
$110,240
$75,950
$158,010
Midland, MI $115,130
$110,610
$93,860
$139,870
Buffalo, NY $114,500
$109,740
$79,440
$142,300
Columbia, SC $114,300
$105,870
$80,460
$142,370
Kansas City, MO $114,120
$99,440
$81,940
$161,600
Detroit, MI $113,550
$108,760
$81,150
$148,240
Atlanta, GA $113,460
$102,360
$63,890
$190,890
Peoria, IL $113,420
$108,380
$80,930
$143,100
Cincinnati, OH $112,540
$115,970
$75,570
$161,300
Memphis, TN $111,440
$101,600
$87,790
$155,670
Raleigh, NC $111,440
$106,180
$53,730
$161,620
Akron, OH $109,730
$105,660
$69,750
$160,140
Greenville, SC $109,290
$101,400
$74,410
$147,600
Birmingham, AL $109,030
$92,920
$74,870
$174,800
New Haven, CT $108,070
$99,990
$81,610
$154,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $107,670
$107,370
$50,540
$161,960
Anchorage, AK $106,470
$106,360
$85,580
$121,940
Huntsville, AL $103,930
$93,280
$72,750
$142,480
Gulfport, MS $103,900
$99,840
$79,690
$129,850
Miami, FL $101,390
$104,000
$63,690
$137,250
Ann Arbor, MI $100,500
$96,470
$56,960
$166,930
Providence, RI $100,370
$98,160
$67,950
$132,000
Reading, PA $99,940
$96,960
$75,700
$130,840
Ogden, UT $96,630
$101,400
$42,890
$127,880
Milwaukee, WI $96,210
$90,090
$70,500
$142,940
Kalamazoo, MI $94,660
$99,750
$61,380
$132,200
Madison, WI $94,260
$92,840
$73,990
$125,580
Salt Lake City, UT $90,720
$80,670
$60,490
$126,490
Little Rock, AR $87,740
$94,600
$42,110
$127,670
Lansing, MI $73,790
$64,450
$64,450
$125,730
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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