The annual salary statistics of chemists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $49,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,170 | -1.80% | 24.08% |
| 2021 | $74,490 | -18.45% | - |
| 2020 | $88,230 | 9.03% | - |
| 2019 | $80,260 | 11.56% | - |
| 2018 | $70,980 | 8.73% | - |
| 2017 | $64,780 | -0.91% | - |
| 2016 | $65,370 | 3.49% | - |
| 2015 | $63,090 | 2.23% | - |
| 2014 | $61,680 | 1.65% | - |
| 2013 | $60,660 | 8.42% | - |
| 2012 | $55,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,170 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 32.9 percent (32.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.4 percent (41.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.