The annual salary statistics of chemists in Longview, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists in Longview 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 | $43,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Longview, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $84,610 | 1.29% | 3.72% |
| 2019 | $83,520 | -2.78% | - |
| 2018 | $85,840 | 5.10% | - |
| 2016 | $81,460 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $81,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,610 in Longview is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Longview is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 47.3 percent (47.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.