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Chemists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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The spread
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.
This job is more common here than nationally: 0.8 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.49).
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 $97,830
- AK, Alaska, median $106,010
- AZ, Arizona, median $81,730
- AR, Arkansas, median $75,570
- CA, California, median $97,860
- CO, Colorado, median $101,980
- CT, Connecticut, median $98,140
- DE, Delaware, median $129,860
- DC, District of Columbia, median $149,860
- FL, Florida, median $82,740
- GA, Georgia, median $92,750
- HI, Hawaii, median $84,150
- ID, Idaho, median $78,000
- IL, Illinois, median $85,230
- IN, Indiana, median $78,770
- IA, Iowa, median $86,100
- KS, Kansas, median $82,820
- KY, Kentucky, median $84,090
- LA, Louisiana, median $103,890
- ME, Maine, median $64,440
- MD, Maryland, median $140,670
- MA, Massachusetts, median $125,000
- MI, Michigan, median $97,440
- MN, Minnesota, median $99,280
- MS, Mississippi, median $80,060
- MO, Missouri, median $82,800
- MT, Montana, median $61,890
- NE, Nebraska, median $74,890
- NV, Nevada, median $81,170
- NH, New Hampshire, median $100,050
- NJ, New Jersey, median $84,450
- NM, New Mexico, median $126,960
- NY, New York, median $90,600
- NC, North Carolina, median $82,620
- ND, North Dakota, median $97,330
- OH, Ohio, median $85,270
- OK, Oklahoma, median $74,960
- OR, Oregon, median $104,590
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $77,090
- RI, Rhode Island, median $101,660
- SC, South Carolina, median $79,670
- SD, South Dakota, median $67,440
- TN, Tennessee, median $87,930
- TX, Texas, median $99,640
- UT, Utah, median $80,770
- VT, Vermont, median $86,120
- VA, Virginia, median $96,650
- WA, Washington, median $97,420
- WV, West Virginia, median $85,560
- WI, Wisconsin, median $78,730
- WY, Wyoming, median $102,000
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $76,450
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