Seniority Profile · California

Mid-level Chemists salary in California

Roles that require qualified independent work on routine tasks. Typically two to five years of relevant experience.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P25 to MEDIAN of the California OES distribution for Chemists.

DOL OFLC offered median

$104,915

Across 67 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Mid-level Chemists in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 67 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $104,915. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level II — qualified	67	$104,915

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Mid-level Chemists in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Allure Labs, LLC	Production Chemist	10	$115,000
NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	CHEMIST	6	$83,000
Danisco US Inc.	Senior Scientist I	3	$97,700
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Senior Research Associate, Medicinal Chemistry	3	$104,915
Sunpol Resin	Synthesis Chemist	2	$70,000
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	QA Process Specialist	2	$82,500
MAVEN INDUSTRIES INC	CHEMIST, ANALYTICAL	2	$94,921
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Associate Scientist	2	$116,230
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.	Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry	2	$88,130
Amgen Inc.	Scientist	2	$148,729

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

Biophysicist Research Scientist/Engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
$130,800
BerkeleyWage Level IIDecided Sep 19, 2025I-200-25256-307248
Senior Scientific Researcher Small Molecule Automation at Genentech, Inc.
$101,546
South San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided Jul 24, 2025I-200-25198-183233
CHEMIST at NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$83,000
DavisWage Level IIDecided Jul 21, 2025I-200-25195-172668
Research Associate at Power Environmental Energy Research Institute
$120,000
CovinaWage Level IIDecided Jul 15, 2025I-200-25189-157651
Production Chemist at Allure Labs, LLC
$115,000
HaywardWage Level IIDecided Jul 10, 2025I-200-25183-148855
Lead Service Engineer at Gentech Scientific,LLC.
$105,019
PowayWage Level IIDecided Jun 30, 2025I-200-25174-121537
Research Scientist at Promega Corporation
$76,606
San Luis ObispoWage Level IIDecided Jun 27, 2025I-200-25171-117476
Synthesis Chemist at Sunpol Resin
$70,000
FairfieldWage Level IIDecided Jun 24, 2025I-200-25167-097668

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.