The annual salary statistics of chemists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $46,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,180.
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 | $72,070 | 10.85% | 21.53% |
| 2021 | $64,250 | 5.56% | - |
| 2020 | $60,680 | 0.59% | - |
| 2019 | $60,320 | 5.19% | - |
| 2018 | $57,190 | 3.29% | - |
| 2017 | $55,310 | 7.97% | - |
| 2016 | $50,900 | -2.55% | - |
| 2015 | $52,200 | -5.21% | - |
| 2014 | $54,920 | -1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $55,890 | -1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $56,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,070 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 38.1 percent (38.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.