The annual salary statistics of chemists in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 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 | $52,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,040 | 5.79% | 9.68% |
| 2017 | $74,460 | 4.12% | - |
| 2016 | $71,390 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $71,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,040 in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol.
| 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 |