Highest-paying Cities for Chemical Engineers

The top 100 highest paying cities for chemical engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of chemical engineers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $170,560, Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma is the highest paying city for chemical engineers. It is followed by Anchorage, Alaska (average annual salary $164,340). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of chemical engineers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Chemical Engineers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$170,560	$86,880	70
2	Anchorage, Alaska	$164,340	$49,290	40
3	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$139,010	$77,550	50
4	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$138,860	$100,270	260
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$137,390	$82,980	110
6	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$136,090	$75,580	840
7	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$134,000	$100,660	470
8	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$133,680	$96,200	2,180
9	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$133,590	$106,660	50
10	Savannah, Georgia	$132,570	$83,660	40
11	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$131,400	$131,330	40
12	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$131,290	$87,560	110
13	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$130,980	$78,500	40
14	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$130,790	$67,400	110
15	Dayton, Ohio	$130,400	$68,260	70
16	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$130,320	$68,770	250
17	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$129,930	$84,030	260
18	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$129,540	$80,190	830
19	Camden, New Jersey	$128,990	$72,980	180
20	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$128,760	$71,080	30
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$128,650	$80,210	370
22	Charleston, West Virginia	$128,640	$52,700	50
23	Midland, Texas	$128,020	$71,830	30
24	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$126,360	$78,550	50
25	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$125,820	$83,590	180
26	Huntsville, Alabama	$124,390	$75,260	200
27	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$123,780	$78,110	130
28	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$123,390	$92,950	70
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$123,230	$77,660	530
30	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$123,030	$80,750	400
31	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$122,850	$54,930	110
32	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$122,160	$75,570	90
33	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$122,100	$88,740	80
34	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$121,960	$66,130	110
35	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$121,270	$51,150	40
36	Peoria, Illinois	$120,700	$95,580	30
37	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$120,150	$97,960	40
38	Corpus Christi, Texas	$119,960	$101,230	100
39	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$119,770	$82,100	30
40	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$119,740	$86,520	120
41	Mobile, Alabama	$118,840	$84,450	140
42	Jackson, Mississippi	$118,190	$90,380	n/a
43	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia	$118,160	$77,850	70
44	Bellingham, Washington	$116,550	$85,680	40
45	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$116,390	$81,640	60
46	Wilmington, New Jersey	$115,190	$67,460	630
47	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$114,800	$75,790	60
48	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$114,430	$70,820	30
49	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$113,460	$74,990	n/a
50	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$112,880	$78,310	50
51	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$112,810	$76,500	120
52	Longview, Texas	$112,290	$76,400	90
53	Tacoma, Washington	$111,390	$61,770	40
54	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$110,780	$78,710	490
55	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$109,800	$53,610	30
56	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$109,400	$62,500	40
57	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$109,370	$80,420	80
58	Boulder, Colorado	$108,640	$77,000	160
59	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$108,380	$69,720	100
60	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$108,070	$65,700	140
61	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$107,900	$74,180	210
62	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$107,870	$72,870	300
63	Charlottesville, Virginia	$107,620	$35,110	n/a
64	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$107,460	$60,220	40
65	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$106,410	$79,010	1,240
66	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$106,260	$76,430	60
67	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$106,180	$75,500	30
68	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$105,610	$88,670	40
69	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$105,020	$66,090	160
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$104,970	$76,380	260
71	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$104,960	$77,200	50
72	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$104,910	$63,710	400
73	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$104,800	$80,020	40
74	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$104,790	$67,630	470
75	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$104,540	$57,210	40
76	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$104,530	$82,560	50
77	New Haven, Connecticut	$104,470	$73,960	30
78	Akron, Ohio	$104,330	$65,490	70
79	Reading, Pennsylvania	$104,150	$68,140	n/a
80	Lafayette, Indiana	$104,130	$47,510	n/a
81	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$103,550	$69,370	100
82	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$103,000	$77,960	190
83	Decatur, Alabama	$102,920	$80,400	60
84	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$102,610	$54,700	110
85	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$102,340	$64,680	80
86	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$102,280	$77,750	140
87	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$102,280	$78,240	660
88	Lima, Ohio	$102,280	$79,090	40
89	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$102,280	$73,610	40
90	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$102,280	$66,150	290
91	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$102,170	$75,000	40
92	Waco, Texas	$102,170	$69,980	50
93	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$102,080	$70,040	50
94	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$102,080	$67,580	40
95	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$101,890	$78,210	80
96	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$101,890	$71,930	330
97	Bay City, Michigan	$101,840	$75,300	30
98	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$101,690	$71,890	70
99	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$101,580	$66,260	30
100	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$101,510	$87,730	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for chemical engineers.