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Chemical Engineer Salary in Vallejo-Fairfield, California

The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chemical Engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$71,080
25th Percentile Wage
$81,630
50th Percentile Wage
$128,760
75th Percentile Wage
$155,440
90th Percentile Wage
$183,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $183,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,080.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$128,760
22.99% 22.99%
2012
$99,160
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Table 2. Compare Chemical Engineer Salary in Vallejo-Fairfield with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,760 in Vallejo-Fairfield is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$137,390
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$130,980
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$130,320
Vallejo-Fairfield
$128,760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$114,430
Bakersfield-Delano
$112,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$104,970
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$103,550
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$101,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$100,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$96,570
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$94,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$86,380
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$85,750
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$79,920

See also: Top paying jobs in Vallejo-Fairfield, California.