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Chemical Engineer Salary in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemical engineers in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$67,630
25th Percentile Wage
$82,130
50th Percentile Wage
$104,790
75th Percentile Wage
$127,230
90th Percentile Wage
$155,570

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,630.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$104,790
2.88% 3.15%
2016
$101,770
3.53% -
2015
$98,180
-7.38% -
2014
$105,430
2.03% -
2013
$103,290
1.74% -
2012
$101,490
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Engineer Salary in Newark-Union with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,790 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Newark-Union is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 55.1 percent (55.1%) 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