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Chemical Engineers in United States
$125,040median, a year
$129,980mean (average), a year
21,070people employed in this job here
$79,420
median $125,040
$182,880
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $135,030
- AK, Alaska, median $106,080
- AZ, Arizona, not published
- AR, Arkansas, median $105,270
- CA, California, not published
- CO, Colorado, median $125,800
- CT, Connecticut, median $102,270
- DE, Delaware, median $133,670
- DC, District of Columbia, not published
- FL, Florida, median $109,000
- GA, Georgia, median $103,880
- HI, Hawaii, not published
- ID, Idaho, median $106,740
- IL, Illinois, median $121,560
- IN, Indiana, median $113,160
- IA, Iowa, median $117,590
- KS, Kansas, median $102,020
- KY, Kentucky, median $117,170
- LA, Louisiana, median $134,800
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $127,190
- MA, Massachusetts, median $118,000
- MI, Michigan, median $103,230
- MN, Minnesota, median $107,670
- MS, Mississippi, median $106,740
- MO, Missouri, median $102,320
- MT, Montana, median $127,490
- NE, Nebraska, median $98,310
- NV, Nevada, not published
- NH, New Hampshire, median $73,250
- NJ, New Jersey, median $126,760
- NM, New Mexico, median $158,190
- NY, New York, median $129,060
- NC, North Carolina, median $117,410
- ND, North Dakota, median $115,400
- OH, Ohio, median $111,200
- OK, Oklahoma, median $127,790
- OR, Oregon, median $116,950
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $116,970
- RI, Rhode Island, median $111,590
- SC, South Carolina, median $101,570
- SD, South Dakota, not published
- TN, Tennessee, not published
- TX, Texas, median $132,750
- UT, Utah, median $85,520
- VT, Vermont, not published
- VA, Virginia, median $136,380
- WA, Washington, median $128,290
- WV, West Virginia, median $129,210
- WI, Wisconsin, median $97,660
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
Top metro and nonmetro areas
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