The annual salary statistics of chemists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $50,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,300.
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 | $79,990 | 1.03% | 25.57% |
| 2021 | $79,170 | 12.24% | - |
| 2020 | $69,480 | 2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $67,510 | -2.78% | - |
| 2018 | $69,390 | -0.19% | - |
| 2017 | $69,520 | 4.67% | - |
| 2016 | $66,270 | 4.83% | - |
| 2015 | $63,070 | 4.69% | - |
| 2014 | $60,110 | -7.24% | - |
| 2013 | $64,460 | 7.63% | - |
| 2012 | $59,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,990, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for chemists in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $82,220). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of chemists in Raleigh-Cary is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.