The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemical engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $79,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $106,410 | 3.44% | -0.69% |
| 2021 | $102,750 | -16.96% | - |
| 2020 | $120,180 | 3.58% | - |
| 2019 | $115,880 | 4.48% | - |
| 2018 | $110,690 | 8.23% | - |
| 2017 | $101,580 | -4.71% | - |
| 2016 | $106,360 | 2.72% | - |
| 2015 | $103,470 | -8.26% | - |
| 2014 | $112,020 | 3.90% | - |
| 2013 | $107,650 | 0.47% | - |
| 2012 | $107,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $106,410, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for chemical engineers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Pittsburgh (median annual salary of $107,870). Compared with Pittsburgh, the median annual salary of chemical engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Reading | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Lancaster | |
| Philadelphia | |
| East Stroudsburg | |
| York-Hanover | |
| West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Erie | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman |