The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $133,590, New Mexico is the highest paying state for chemical engineers. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $133,480). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | $133,590 |
$83,310 | 80 |
| 2 | Maryland | $133,480 |
$79,680 | 570 |
| 3 | Louisiana | $131,220 |
$83,780 | 660 |
| 4 | Idaho | $130,650 |
$95,300 | 150 |
| 5 | Wyoming | $130,150 |
$61,340 | 60 |
| 6 | Texas | $129,660 |
$85,130 | 3,540 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $127,830 |
$74,220 | 80 |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $126,630 |
$86,330 | 70 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | $122,710 |
$81,990 | 340 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $122,700 |
$80,190 | 810 |
| 11 | Delaware | $122,180 |
$75,170 | 470 |
| 12 | Washington | $114,120 |
$81,200 | 580 |
| 13 | Alabama | $114,050 |
$75,090 | 720 |
| 14 | Illinois | $110,130 |
$59,980 | 190 |
| 15 | Arizona | $108,380 |
$78,190 | 100 |
| 16 | Mississippi | $108,220 |
$76,790 | 150 |
| 17 | Maine | $108,060 |
$61,180 | 50 |
| 18 | Florida | $106,900 |
$67,380 | 220 |
| 19 | Nevada | $106,430 |
$66,680 | 40 |
| 20 | Connecticut | $106,270 |
$73,960 | 230 |
| 21 | New York | $106,220 |
$50,860 | 780 |
| 22 | Colorado | $104,910 |
$67,060 | 660 |
| 23 | Michigan | $103,670 |
$67,630 | 830 |
| 24 | California | $103,100 |
$75,790 | 940 |
| 25 | Georgia | $102,660 |
$67,390 | 250 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $101,820 |
$75,870 | 1,570 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $101,600 |
$76,670 | 580 |
| 28 | Montana | $101,420 |
$53,870 | 50 |
| 29 | Massachusetts | $101,280 |
$78,450 | 760 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $100,910 |
$65,530 | 30 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $99,900 |
$66,860 | 100 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $99,530 |
$65,670 | 0 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $99,280 |
$81,700 | 180 |
| 34 | Ohio | $99,180 |
$65,080 | 990 |
| 35 | Indiana | $98,890 |
$61,870 | 360 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $98,510 |
$62,580 | 510 |
| 37 | Iowa | $98,450 |
$66,410 | 130 |
| 38 | Kansas | $97,110 |
$62,940 | 260 |
| 39 | Virginia | $96,160 |
$65,380 | 400 |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | $94,500 |
$46,910 | 90 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $93,900 |
$62,280 | 40 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $93,660 |
$50,830 | 330 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $91,500 |
$64,510 | 350 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | $84,410 |
$67,750 | 90 |
| 45 | Oregon | $84,230 |
$66,840 | 200 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $83,610 |
$73,600 | 100 |
| 47 | Minnesota | $82,140 |
$68,670 | 80 |
| 48 | Alaska | $81,910 |
$58,960 | 60 |
| 49 | Missouri | $80,390 |
$62,300 | 320 |
| 50 | Utah | $72,490 |
$48,780 | 150 |