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Chemical Engineer Salary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers in Lancaster 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 Chemical Engineers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$73,610
25th Percentile Wage
$91,220
50th Percentile Wage
$102,280
75th Percentile Wage
$149,500
90th Percentile Wage
$166,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,610.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$102,280
8.38% 0.87%
2017
$93,710
-8.20% -
2015
$101,390
0.00% -
2012
$101,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Engineer Salary in Lancaster with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,280 in Lancaster is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Lancaster is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 54.0 percent (54.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Pittsburgh
$107,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$106,410
Newark-Union
$104,790
Reading
$104,150
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$103,000
Lancaster
$102,280
Philadelphia
$102,280
East Stroudsburg
$94,610
York-Hanover
$94,560
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$90,660
Erie
$82,820
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$79,820
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$79,670
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$75,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$47,060

See also: Top paying jobs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.