Salary by state
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: $153,320
- New Mexico: $134,370
- Maryland: $131,910
- Massachusetts: $126,970
- Delaware: $125,430
- Louisiana: $109,150
- West Virginia: $108,010
- Texas: $101,260
- Virginia: $99,810
- Colorado: $97,380
- Rhode Island: $97,300
- Illinois: $97,170
- California: $97,010
- Alabama: $96,000
- Alaska: $95,300
- Georgia: $94,890
- Washington: $92,860
- Connecticut: $88,340
- New Jersey: $85,010
- Oregon: $84,150
- New York: $83,690
- Hawaii: $83,200
- Minnesota: $82,040
- Iowa: $81,830
- New Hampshire: $81,780
- Missouri: $81,720
- Vermont: $81,460
- Michigan: $81,410
- Ohio: $80,360
- Oklahoma: $79,990
- Kentucky: $79,800
- North Dakota: $79,350
- Arizona: $79,330
- North Carolina: $78,400
- Mississippi: $78,260
- South Carolina: $77,900
- Utah: $77,270
- Wyoming: $76,570
- Indiana: $75,880
- Wisconsin: $75,020
- Florida: $74,860
- Nevada: $72,810
- Arkansas: $71,080
- Nebraska: $67,880
- Kansas: $66,310
- Tennessee: $65,340
- South Dakota: $64,480
- Pennsylvania: $63,450
- Montana: $60,100
- Idaho: $59,460
- Maine: $58,750
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- District of Columbia$153,320
- New Mexico$134,370
- Maryland$131,910
- Massachusetts$126,970
- Delaware$125,430
- Louisiana$109,150
- West Virginia$108,010
- Texas$101,260
- Virginia$99,810
- Colorado$97,380
- Rhode Island$97,300
- Illinois$97,170
- California$97,010
- Alabama$96,000
- Alaska$95,300
- Georgia$94,890
- Washington$92,860
- Connecticut$88,340
- New Jersey$85,010
- Oregon$84,150
- New York$83,690
- Hawaii$83,200
- Minnesota$82,040
- Iowa$81,830
- New Hampshire$81,780
- Missouri$81,720
- Vermont$81,460
- Michigan$81,410
- Ohio$80,360
- Oklahoma$79,990
- Kentucky$79,800
- North Dakota$79,350
- Arizona$79,330
- North Carolina$78,400
- Mississippi$78,260
- South Carolina$77,900
- Utah$77,270
- Wyoming$76,570
- Indiana$75,880
- Wisconsin$75,020
- Florida$74,860
- Nevada$72,810
- Arkansas$71,080
- Nebraska$67,880
- Kansas$66,310
- Tennessee$65,340
- South Dakota$64,480
- Pennsylvania$63,450
- Montana$60,100
- Idaho$59,460
- Maine$58,750