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Chemists Salary by City
Chemists Salary by City (2026)
197 metro areas · National average: $89,346 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Chemists salaries across 197 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
Washington, DC $143,440
$145,430
$82,760
$191,880
Huntsville, AL $130,610
$127,070
$81,080
$191,880
Albuquerque, NM $130,060
$137,740
$52,020
$200,990
Boston, MA $129,000
$130,830
$75,130
$178,200
San Jose, CA $125,590
$109,960
$67,760
$189,880
Lexington Park, MD $125,070
$125,820
$76,120
$158,180
San Francisco, CA $125,060
$126,190
$71,180
$175,250
Lake Charles, LA $123,680
$130,770
$75,360
$161,850
Midland, MI $122,690
$129,700
$74,340
$178,790
Baton Rouge, LA $122,130
$127,860
$65,570
$169,720
Palm Bay, FL $118,470
$124,440
$61,800
$159,390
Peoria, IL $118,000
$122,950
$70,350
$172,470
Houston, TX $117,690
$110,300
$64,280
$160,970
New Orleans, LA $117,310
$115,030
$61,650
$177,260
Albany, NY $113,580
$103,340
$63,910
$166,170
Baltimore, MD $113,410
$104,870
$62,130
$173,550
Boulder, CO $113,220
$102,600
$63,350
$166,330
Olympia, WA $112,000
$92,860
$70,310
$175,780
Midland, TX $111,700
$111,830
$59,280
$155,690
Athens, GA $108,640
$109,260
$59,980
$154,960
Beaumont, TX $108,280
$98,940
$64,720
$154,690
Bremerton, WA $108,050
$107,100
$71,360
$146,660
Spartanburg, SC $107,680
$98,990
$54,220
$162,980
New Haven, CT $107,040
$95,100
$61,580
$174,160
Denver, CO $105,580
$93,500
$60,660
$176,610
Vallejo, CA $105,520
$97,300
$55,460
$133,550
Corpus Christi, TX $105,070
$95,010
$71,860
$148,810
Springfield, MA $104,920
$104,000
$61,740
$160,590
Colorado Springs, CO $104,780
$87,620
$48,760
$194,010
Norwich, CT $103,520
$102,140
$48,170
$162,640
Atlanta, GA $103,120
$101,660
$58,890
$146,020
San Diego, CA $102,670
$98,600
$59,700
$156,840
Decatur, AL $102,120
$103,360
$52,760
$134,540
Chicago, IL $101,830
$100,720
$62,100
$159,140
Atlantic City, NJ $101,530
$90,570
$60,530
$144,840
Savannah, GA $101,340
$102,650
$56,320
$134,430
Worcester, MA $100,650
$99,280
$50,040
$155,230
Santa Maria, CA $100,410
$92,180
$59,690
$160,640
St. Louis, MO $100,340
$95,060
$53,840
$163,790
Eugene, OR $100,300
$100,810
$68,050
$134,060
Bridgeport, CT $99,860
$82,750
$58,130
$161,080
Cedar Rapids, IA $99,730
$108,460
$63,360
$148,720
Trenton, NJ $99,720
$86,090
$60,430
$164,940
Dayton, OH $99,540
$99,270
$59,460
$148,080
Napa, CA $99,480
$83,190
$59,650
$158,500
Los Angeles, CA $99,310
$82,370
$57,880
$153,970
Providence, RI $99,060
$95,460
$60,630
$152,430
Kalamazoo, MI $98,800
$100,700
$58,080
$133,340
Greeley, CO $98,590
$81,790
$62,370
$163,320
Huntington, WV $97,960
$92,230
$51,260
$149,340
Jackson, MI $97,930
$93,790
$58,190
$159,430
New York, NY $97,900
$84,510
$61,660
$153,880
Scranton, PA $97,840
$79,950
$49,990
$197,910
Santa Cruz, CA $97,480
$86,800
$58,240
$154,710
Fort Collins, CO $97,180
$93,490
$49,790
$156,170
Syracuse, NY $97,120
$84,220
$48,930
$137,550
Dallas, TX $96,130
$84,130
$57,400
$160,580
Bakersfield, CA $96,090
$90,660
$49,240
$156,310
Birmingham, AL $95,910
$79,990
$57,790
$156,100
Idaho Falls, ID $95,790
$99,740
$33,610
$142,560
Charlottesville, VA $95,260
$82,660
$52,010
$146,450
Columbus, OH $94,960
$96,700
$58,880
$138,000
Davenport, IA $94,530
$84,240
$60,670
$144,000
Seattle, WA $94,500
$84,150
$55,420
$150,810
San Antonio, TX $93,980
$80,170
$55,060
$140,460
State College, PA $93,870
$102,050
$65,010
$134,360
Gainesville, GA $93,710
$99,270
$60,490
$134,910
Waterbury, CT $93,530
$88,800
$60,890
$129,680
Ames, IA $92,820
$94,990
$62,580
$136,290
Minneapolis, MN $92,470
$83,790
$49,800
$141,330
Philadelphia, PA $92,180
$76,620
$55,230
$142,410
Des Moines, IA $92,020
$83,570
$62,430
$130,120
Sacramento, CA $91,530
$83,540
$52,040
$131,350
Bowling Green, KY $91,310
$86,250
$60,890
$145,030
Mobile, AL $91,270
$90,280
$60,620
$128,640
Detroit, MI $91,170
$79,220
$58,260
$134,810
Winston, NC $91,030
$83,130
$52,330
$130,980
Cincinnati, OH $90,680
$82,110
$51,160
$132,540
Riverside, CA $90,650
$88,590
$53,510
$125,940
Rochester, NY $89,750
$79,480
$61,510
$133,410
Greensboro, NC $89,570
$81,940
$49,980
$131,810
Urban Honolulu, HI $89,490
$83,380
$60,900
$124,400
Durham, NC $89,340
$78,240
$61,160
$129,710
Pensacola, FL $89,100
$86,750
$57,850
$129,040
Shreveport, LA $88,970
$80,820
$56,270
$131,690
Cleveland, OH $88,810
$78,230
$61,450
$124,850
Bend, OR $88,800
$86,130
$67,450
$105,990
Manchester, NH $88,800
$80,220
$62,460
$123,320
Santa Rosa, CA $88,560
$80,610
$57,130
$133,870
Dover, DE $88,460
$79,910
$65,390
$116,410
Duluth, MN $88,280
$79,720
$57,410
$138,490
Memphis, TN $88,110
$77,590
$43,380
$138,610
Charlotte, NC $87,920
$79,650
$52,910
$131,470
Sandusky, OH $87,890
$83,390
$57,840
$122,650
Richmond, VA $87,770
$82,670
$54,990
$128,340
Austin, TX $87,520
$76,740
$54,770
$147,230
Raleigh, NC $87,320
$80,940
$60,680
$125,020
Kiryas Joel, NY $87,290
$81,010
$59,970
$124,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $87,260
$77,670
$52,350
$134,190
Stockton, CA $86,950
$79,850
$51,990
$125,590
Greenville, SC $86,940
$77,080
$56,430
$128,040
Burlington, VT $86,840
$81,460
$64,930
$110,700
Grand Rapids, MI $86,660
$79,620
$54,720
$129,850
Oxnard, CA $86,660
$79,140
$53,350
$125,860
Virginia Beach, VA $86,610
$77,830
$55,950
$125,820
Tulsa, OK $86,490
$97,250
$47,710
$111,310
Blacksburg, VA $86,270
$80,960
$49,180
$129,110
Sheboygan, WI $86,250
$78,730
$63,980
$120,440
Chattanooga, TN $86,050
$71,990
$54,820
$132,750
Charleston, SC $85,820
$84,070
$52,630
$134,430
Augusta, GA $85,760
$78,260
$49,880
$134,710
Portland, OR $85,350
$81,070
$55,020
$118,790
Indianapolis, IN $85,340
$74,260
$49,740
$131,120
Hartford, CT $85,070
$77,920
$46,570
$132,560
Knoxville, TN $84,920
$89,330
$51,980
$113,730
York, PA $84,820
$81,490
$47,010
$136,200
Spokane, WA $84,490
$85,520
$44,990
$117,540
Bay City, MI $84,310
$79,940
$41,980
$132,900
Morgantown, WV $84,200
$77,630
$59,650
$133,180
Wichita, KS $83,900
$81,000
$59,520
$115,930
Provo, UT $83,750
$81,010
$51,990
$126,350
El Paso, TX $83,520
$74,140
$49,920
$121,920
Terre Haute, IN $83,270
$75,990
$59,760
$118,580
Phoenix, AZ $82,940
$70,640
$48,400
$127,860
Ogden, UT $82,910
$77,940
$51,010
$125,900
San Juan, PR $82,720
$78,880
$47,700
$128,050
Springfield, IL $82,420
$91,350
$56,360
$102,430
Evansville, IN $82,160
$75,000
$58,860
$122,230
Las Vegas, NV $82,070
$77,680
$47,400
$119,530
St. Joseph, MO $82,010
$66,380
$49,770
$132,650
Allentown, PA $81,960
$73,570
$47,010
$132,920
Modesto, CA $81,950
$81,180
$49,340
$120,240
Akron, OH $81,800
$76,500
$48,030
$123,550
Salt Lake City, UT $81,650
$76,500
$49,890
$124,090
Montgomery, AL $81,570
$76,960
$51,720
$121,600
Toledo, OH $81,280
$73,640
$56,090
$128,350
Milwaukee, WI $81,050
$76,820
$53,100
$104,620
Kansas City, MO $80,990
$73,650
$50,540
$126,750
South Bend, IN $80,900
$76,960
$59,080
$126,280
Reading, PA $80,540
$75,230
$56,960
$125,600
Columbia, MO $80,490
$82,300
$45,180
$102,060
Omaha, NE $80,060
$71,610
$57,420
$128,010
Ann Arbor, MI $80,000
$63,420
$53,210
$126,880
Gainesville, FL $79,780
$77,270
$41,880
$146,130
Dalton, GA $79,730
$72,690
$52,460
$102,800
Oklahoma City, OK $79,700
$78,790
$48,140
$130,750
Bloomington, IN $79,590
$76,560
$50,020
$125,430
Iowa City, IA $79,560
$77,240
$63,280
$107,710
Bellingham, WA $79,150
$66,640
$53,260
$128,380
Fort Wayne, IN $79,140
$76,180
$47,390
$102,820
Canton, OH $79,090
$74,350
$53,490
$106,600
Elkhart, IN $78,720
$78,890
$59,190
$110,740
Champaign, IL $78,690
$70,340
$48,770
$128,080
Hickory, NC $78,430
$76,490
$50,450
$116,900
Buffalo, NY $78,330
$74,770
$32,020
$132,860
Oshkosh, WI $78,330
$77,840
$56,650
$98,500
Miami, FL $78,310
$75,790
$31,960
$113,780
Wilmington, NC $78,290
$74,780
$48,180
$121,270
Lakeland, FL $78,240
$69,570
$52,700
$122,440
Fayetteville, NC $78,220
$74,090
$59,640
$99,630
Green Bay, WI $78,200
$74,530
$47,050
$119,450
College Station, TX $77,440
$64,120
$48,920
$133,160
North Port, FL $77,370
$73,630
$50,990
$106,460
Mount Vernon, WA $76,900
$62,650
$45,290
$101,560
Madison, WI $76,280
$73,920
$49,270
$104,640
Lebanon, PA $76,260
$75,390
$45,390
$99,990
Orlando, FL $75,770
$63,120
$45,710
$119,210
Yakima, WA $75,680
$69,950
$48,250
$105,090
Racine, WI $74,950
$74,290
$50,290
$107,650
Jacksonville, FL $74,520
$63,960
$43,060
$120,640
Missoula, MT $73,990
$59,950
$45,940
$100,180
Lubbock, TX $73,820
$57,690
$40,060
$124,600
Fargo, ND $73,570
$64,490
$49,230
$110,300
Fresno, CA $73,270
$69,480
$45,610
$104,740
Lincoln, NE $73,110
$67,880
$63,130
$89,280
Reno, NV $73,010
$70,350
$38,460
$104,190
Columbia, SC $72,540
$65,450
$50,390
$105,400
Lynchburg, VA $72,290
$60,500
$48,920
$105,910
Tampa, FL $71,670
$65,660
$44,150
$98,320
Salisbury, MD $71,660
$68,790
$38,220
$99,560
Waco, TX $71,330
$58,870
$45,960
$114,240
Harrisburg, PA $70,810
$64,580
$45,760
$102,030
Lexington, KY $70,610
$64,930
$49,470
$93,820
Lansing, MI $69,610
$60,440
$39,970
$105,390
Joplin, MO $68,770
$71,540
$40,730
$91,150
Portland, ME $68,660
$58,750
$43,090
$115,500
Lafayette, IN $66,200
$49,320
$40,270
$102,930
Greenville, NC $65,640
$64,690
$48,870
$95,210
Billings, MT $65,600
$54,520
$46,630
$102,560
Youngstown, OH $64,960
$61,520
$42,680
$82,020
Boise City, ID $62,630
$42,030
$35,140
$130,770
Bozeman, MT $62,280
$53,710
$48,190
$87,570
Little Rock, AR $61,670
$57,110
$45,360
$89,250
Johnstown, PA $60,800
$50,010
$40,330
$95,410
Nashville, TN $59,690
$45,810
$39,540
$89,040
Tallahassee, FL $58,910
$51,000
$44,820
$92,400
Ponce, PR $49,670
$38,420
$29,120
$82,690
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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