The annual salary statistics of chemists in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $45,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,400.
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 | $64,140 | 7.64% | 9.43% |
| 2021 | $59,240 | 4.98% | - |
| 2020 | $56,290 | -8.53% | - |
| 2019 | $61,090 | -3.57% | - |
| 2018 | $63,270 | 4.06% | - |
| 2017 | $60,700 | 4.30% | - |
| 2016 | $58,090 | 6.77% | - |
| 2015 | $54,160 | -8.68% | - |
| 2014 | $58,860 | 1.31% | - |
| 2012 | $58,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,140 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in South Bend-Mishawaka is 36.0 percent (36.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bay City and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lansing-East Lansing.