The annual salary statistics of chemists in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $53,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,000.
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 | $96,960 | 18.52% | 40.16% |
| 2021 | $79,000 | -28.66% | - |
| 2018 | $101,640 | 2.77% | - |
| 2017 | $98,820 | 6.68% | - |
| 2016 | $92,220 | 25.63% | - |
| 2015 | $68,580 | 2.93% | - |
| 2014 | $66,570 | 3.58% | - |
| 2013 | $64,190 | 9.61% | - |
| 2012 | $58,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,960, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is the second highest paying city for chemists in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $98,230). Compared with Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of chemists in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |