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Chemists Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of chemists in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists in Modesto 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 Chemists in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,720
25th Percentile Wage
$47,260
50th Percentile Wage
$75,390
75th Percentile Wage
$100,450
90th Percentile Wage
$112,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,720.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$75,390
22.54% 35.00%
2021
$58,400
-11.97% -
2020
$65,390
1.35% -
2019
$64,510
22.29% -
2018
$50,130
-6.42% -
2017
$53,350
8.15% -
2016
$49,000
-4.55% -
2015
$51,230
-3.16% -
2014
$52,850
-22.14% -
2013
$64,550
24.09% -
2012
$49,000
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemists Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,390 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Modesto is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.1 percent (43.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$109,080
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$105,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$104,790
Salinas
$97,560
Bakersfield-Delano
$91,250
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$88,680
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$87,010
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$84,100
Redding
$82,650
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$80,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$77,410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$76,910
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$75,740
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$75,600
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$75,540
Modesto
$75,390
Stockton
$74,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$73,600
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$73,250
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$73,170
Napa
$71,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$67,170
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$66,850
Vallejo-Fairfield
$65,520
Fresno
$62,310
Visalia-Porterville
$61,040
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,870

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.