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Chemists Salary by State

Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.

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Chemists — median wage by state

  • District of Columbia: $149,860, COL-adjusted $136,360
  • Maryland: $140,670, COL-adjusted $133,971
  • Delaware: $129,860, COL-adjusted $130,120
  • New Mexico: $126,960, COL-adjusted $137,701
  • Massachusetts: $125,000, COL-adjusted $118,147
  • Alaska: $106,010, COL-adjusted $103,525
  • Oregon: $104,590, COL-adjusted $101,151
  • Louisiana: $103,890, COL-adjusted $117,789
  • Wyoming: $102,000, COL-adjusted $110,032
  • Colorado: $101,980, COL-adjusted $98,914
  • Rhode Island: $101,660, COL-adjusted $99,374
  • New Hampshire: $100,050, COL-adjusted $96,017
  • Texas: $99,640, COL-adjusted $102,616
  • Minnesota: $99,280, COL-adjusted $100,690
  • Connecticut: $98,140, COL-adjusted $94,730
  • California: $97,860, COL-adjusted $88,401
  • Alabama: $97,830, COL-adjusted $110,169
  • Michigan: $97,440, COL-adjusted $101,289
  • Washington: $97,420, COL-adjusted $91,047
  • North Dakota: $97,330, COL-adjusted $109,360
  • Virginia: $96,650, COL-adjusted $95,598
  • Georgia: $92,750, COL-adjusted $96,314
  • New York: $90,600, COL-adjusted $83,967
  • Tennessee: $87,930, COL-adjusted $95,680
  • Vermont: $86,120, COL-adjusted $87,878
  • Iowa: $86,100, COL-adjusted $98,064
  • West Virginia: $85,560, COL-adjusted $95,598
  • Ohio: $85,270, COL-adjusted $91,886
  • Illinois: $85,230, COL-adjusted $85,230
  • New Jersey: $84,450, COL-adjusted $77,619
  • Hawaii: $84,150, COL-adjusted $76,500
  • Kentucky: $84,090, COL-adjusted $93,226
  • Kansas: $82,820, COL-adjusted $91,920
  • Missouri: $82,800, COL-adjusted $91,189
  • Florida: $82,740, COL-adjusted $80,019
  • North Carolina: $82,620, COL-adjusted $87,614
  • Arizona: $81,730, COL-adjusted $81,162
  • Nevada: $81,170, COL-adjusted $81,170
  • Utah: $80,770, COL-adjusted $81,668
  • Mississippi: $80,060, COL-adjusted $92,023
  • South Carolina: $79,670, COL-adjusted $85,027
  • Indiana: $78,770, COL-adjusted $84,427
  • Wisconsin: $78,730, COL-adjusted $83,666
  • Idaho: $78,000, COL-adjusted $81,675
  • Pennsylvania: $77,090, COL-adjusted $78,986
  • Arkansas: $75,570, COL-adjusted $86,962
  • Oklahoma: $74,960, COL-adjusted $85,376
  • Nebraska: $74,890, COL-adjusted $83,119
  • South Dakota: $67,440, COL-adjusted $76,117
  • Maine: $64,440, COL-adjusted $66,365
  • Montana: $61,890, COL-adjusted $65,423

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