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Chemists Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of chemists in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemists in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chemists in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,540
25th Percentile Wage
$64,310
50th Percentile Wage
$82,710
75th Percentile Wage
$124,960
90th Percentile Wage
$134,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,540.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$82,710
4.50% 29.43%
2021
$78,990
9.20% -
2020
$71,720
7.91% -
2019
$66,050
-16.52% -
2018
$76,960
12.12% -
2017
$67,630
6.49% -
2016
$63,240
12.81% -
2015
$55,140
6.66% -
2014
$51,470
1.87% -
2013
$50,510
-15.56% -
2012
$58,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemists Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,710, Rochester is the second highest paying city for chemists in state of New York, following the highest paying city Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary of $84,190). Compared with Albany-Schenectady-Troy, the median annual salary of chemists in Rochester is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$84,190
Rochester
$82,710
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$82,430
Syracuse
$79,410
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$79,220
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$75,990
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$74,490
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$72,480
Nassau-Suffolk
$71,960
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$65,700
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$62,820
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,410
Ithaca
$48,680

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.