The highest-paying states for chemists (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 chemists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $134,660, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for chemists. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $124,610). 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 chemists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $134,660 |
$86,570 | 300 |
| 2 | Maryland | $124,610 |
$65,260 | 3,100 |
| 3 | Delaware | $110,200 |
$73,690 | 1,280 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $105,870 |
$62,550 | 5,870 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $101,460 |
$51,910 | 210 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $95,680 |
$49,410 | 1,160 |
| 7 | California | $89,210 |
$49,890 | 10,030 |
| 8 | Alaska | $86,610 |
$53,850 | 40 |
| 9 | Washington | $86,290 |
$51,190 | 1,510 |
| 10 | Virginia | $85,260 |
$49,530 | 1,380 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $85,200 |
$50,180 | 1,860 |
| 12 | Arizona | $85,080 |
$49,250 | 690 |
| 13 | Colorado | $84,180 |
$47,790 | 1,810 |
| 14 | Michigan | $83,250 |
$49,430 | 3,390 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $82,920 |
$59,460 | 6,590 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $82,750 |
$55,810 | 140 |
| 17 | Georgia | $82,350 |
$49,990 | 1,400 |
| 18 | Vermont | $81,760 |
$60,780 | 70 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $80,640 |
$59,010 | 140 |
| 20 | Alabama | $80,100 |
$48,400 | 780 |
| 21 | New York | $79,690 |
$50,000 | 3,670 |
| 22 | West Virginia | $79,130 |
$49,870 | 300 |
| 23 | Ohio | $78,650 |
$46,280 | 3,540 |
| 24 | Texas | $78,200 |
$49,110 | 3,380 |
| 25 | Mississippi | $77,990 |
$49,000 | 200 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $77,680 |
$47,340 | 120 |
| 27 | Oregon | $77,400 |
$52,000 | 610 |
| 28 | Hawaii | $76,970 |
$51,480 | 130 |
| 29 | Iowa | $76,830 |
$51,880 | 640 |
| 30 | Louisiana | $76,760 |
$44,770 | 550 |
| 31 | Illinois | $76,640 |
$51,020 | 2,960 |
| 32 | Kentucky | $76,240 |
$42,950 | 430 |
| 33 | Missouri | $75,980 |
$46,930 | 2,180 |
| 34 | Kansas | $75,610 |
$41,500 | 720 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $75,390 |
$47,680 | 4,320 |
| 36 | Florida | $70,530 |
$39,710 | 1,830 |
| 37 | Indiana | $69,890 |
$47,100 | 1,830 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $68,260 |
$39,330 | 1,060 |
| 39 | Utah | $68,010 |
$47,150 | 690 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $67,350 |
$57,140 | 280 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $66,760 |
$47,380 | 1,730 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | $65,990 |
$48,070 | 7,500 |
| 43 | Montana | $65,040 |
$43,000 | 160 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $64,940 |
$37,340 | 550 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $64,540 |
$40,340 | 370 |
| 46 | Maine | $63,030 |
$45,980 | 290 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $63,000 |
$44,370 | 200 |
| 48 | Nevada | $61,280 |
$42,850 | 170 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $61,220 |
$39,390 | 120 |
| 50 | Idaho | $61,110 |
$38,900 | 290 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $59,430 |
$35,890 | 1,090 |
| 52 | South Carolina | $59,270 |
$39,670 | 1,380 |