Chemists Salary in the US
A chemists earns a national median of $91,240 a year (mean $100,450) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #178 of 825.
How much does a chemists earn in the US?
A chemists in the United States earns a median of $91,240 a year (mean $100,450), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 79% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 82,770 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-2031), ranked #178 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$91,240
per year
Mean
$100,450
per year
Employment
82,770
US workers
National rank
#178
of 825 by median
What a chemists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a chemists (SOC 19-2031) earns a median annual wage of $91,240 and a mean (average) of $100,450. The median is the midpoint — half of chemists earn more and half earn less — and is 79% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a chemists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for chemists is $91,240, and the mean (average) is $100,450. The median is the midpoint — half of chemists earn more and half earn less.
- How does chemists pay compare to the US average?
- At $91,240, a chemists earns 79% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many chemists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 82,770 chemists employed nationally (SOC 19-2031), across all industries.
- Where does this chemists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-2031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-2031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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