The annual salary statistics of chemists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists 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 | $52,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $139,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,780.
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 | $82,100 | -23.24% | 1.96% |
| 2021 | $101,180 | 5.37% | - |
| 2020 | $95,750 | 2.30% | - |
| 2019 | $93,550 | 3.98% | - |
| 2018 | $89,830 | 9.09% | - |
| 2017 | $81,660 | 3.61% | - |
| 2016 | $78,710 | 1.12% | - |
| 2015 | $77,830 | -10.00% | - |
| 2014 | $85,610 | 0.63% | - |
| 2013 | $85,070 | 5.38% | - |
| 2012 | $80,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,100, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for chemists in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $86,710). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of chemists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.