Chemical Engineers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Chemical Engineers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$121,860
National average
Salary Range
$78,520 – $182,150
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Chemical Engineers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa, OK | $169,250 | $104,850 | $223,050 |
| Oklahoma | $160,990 | $91,420 | $223,050 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $152,290 | $98,880 | $211,090 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $151,360 | $74,540 | $198,850 |
| New Mexico | $147,290 | $94,430 | $214,460 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $140,900 | $77,860 | $169,990 |
| West Virginia | $139,730 | $86,520 | $176,480 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $139,560 | $92,650 | $182,040 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $135,860 | $76,180 | N/A |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $135,830 | $78,990 | $177,080 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $135,820 | $86,320 | N/A |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $135,610 | $89,500 | N/A |
| Texas | $135,160 | $85,200 | $211,090 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $133,880 | $85,000 | $170,250 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $133,210 | $91,120 | $176,550 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $133,070 | $101,300 | $174,740 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $132,670 | $67,700 | $182,930 |
| Virginia | $132,550 | $92,630 | $171,930 |
| Rochester, NY | $132,480 | $91,700 | $132,480 |
| New York | $132,480 | $79,390 | $164,280 |
| Colorado | $131,740 | $79,490 | $169,990 |
| Columbus, IN | $131,510 | $92,860 | $174,420 |
| Delaware | $131,330 | $85,500 | $178,270 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $131,320 | $78,800 | $202,060 |
| Louisiana | $131,180 | $96,990 | $174,600 |
| Washington | $130,830 | $92,610 | $182,040 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $130,350 | $102,240 | $186,410 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $129,930 | $93,640 | $189,430 |
| Maryland | $129,710 | $70,680 | $188,010 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $129,040 | $88,500 | $182,810 |
| Toledo, OH | $129,010 | $97,090 | $169,800 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $128,370 | $78,350 | $160,750 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $128,190 | $69,480 | $174,980 |
| North Dakota | $127,970 | $86,800 | $141,700 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $127,290 | $94,120 | $180,230 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $127,100 | $79,740 | $189,600 |
| Lincoln, NE | $126,330 | $62,500 | $170,600 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $125,410 | $77,470 | $178,700 |
| Springfield, MA | $125,340 | $92,700 | $214,750 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $125,050 | $79,810 | $125,050 |
| Arizona | $125,050 | $86,670 | $190,000 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $124,980 | $79,800 | $190,390 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $124,300 | $86,380 | $174,840 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $123,690 | $86,650 | $153,150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $122,950 | $76,980 | $186,410 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $122,660 | $79,390 | $176,130 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $122,190 | $81,410 | $174,770 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $122,110 | $58,590 | N/A |
| Illinois | $120,360 | $74,230 | $171,110 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $120,300 | $79,070 | $178,270 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $120,040 | $81,100 | $166,350 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $119,490 | $74,710 | $177,340 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $119,450 | $74,540 | $154,380 |
| Massachusetts | $119,260 | $81,550 | $173,050 |
| Lima, OH | $119,060 | $87,670 | $164,280 |
| New Jersey | $118,340 | $78,830 | $179,880 |
| Cleveland, OH | $116,370 | $83,490 | $162,430 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $115,970 | $75,570 | $161,300 |
| Oregon | $115,800 | $80,400 | $166,110 |
| Indiana | $115,570 | $81,110 | $173,990 |
| Ohio | $115,190 | $75,630 | $164,280 |
| Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $114,910 | $80,120 | $134,610 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $114,120 | $81,330 | $156,140 |
| Minnesota | $114,060 | $58,590 | N/A |
| Wichita, KS | $113,990 | $71,780 | $213,200 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $113,520 | $51,890 | $221,070 |
| Boulder, CO | $113,240 | $80,070 | $176,610 |
| Decatur, AL | $113,180 | $79,530 | $184,910 |
| Kentucky | $112,390 | $81,260 | $153,210 |
| Worcester, MA | $112,270 | $84,720 | $168,060 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $112,010 | $62,620 | $165,230 |
| Midland, MI | $110,610 | $93,860 | $139,870 |
| Greeley, CO | $110,240 | $75,950 | $158,010 |
| Tennessee | $110,150 | $85,920 | $183,400 |
| North Carolina | $109,940 | $78,260 | $160,630 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $109,940 | $84,240 | $172,850 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $109,740 | $79,440 | $142,300 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $109,410 | $66,910 | $204,640 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $109,360 | $85,950 | $182,120 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $108,760 | $81,150 | $148,240 |
| Peoria, IL | $108,380 | $80,930 | $143,100 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $108,240 | $80,610 | $196,990 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $107,370 | $50,540 | $161,960 |
| Kansas | $107,200 | $73,960 | $204,640 |
| Mobile, AL | $107,050 | $83,440 | $174,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $107,040 | $79,070 | $171,290 |
| Idaho | $106,980 | $94,420 | $170,000 |
| Michigan | $106,690 | $64,450 | $157,590 |
| Alaska | $106,360 | $85,580 | $121,940 |
| Anchorage, AK | $106,360 | $85,580 | $121,940 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $106,180 | $53,730 | $161,620 |
| Columbia, SC | $105,870 | $80,460 | $142,370 |
| Akron, OH | $105,660 | $69,750 | $160,140 |
| Nebraska | $105,560 | $61,490 | $174,980 |
| South Carolina | $104,660 | $80,120 | $142,370 |
| Florida | $104,000 | $63,700 | $154,870 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $104,000 | $63,690 | $137,250 |
| Columbus, OH | $103,860 | $78,040 | $164,060 |
| Alabama | $103,620 | $72,750 | $191,400 |
| Mississippi | $102,470 | $77,910 | $133,810 |
| Georgia | $102,360 | $63,890 | $181,540 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $102,360 | $63,890 | $190,890 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $101,600 | $87,790 | $155,670 |
| Ogden, UT | $101,400 | $42,890 | $127,880 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $101,400 | $74,410 | $147,600 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $101,390 | $81,150 | $159,870 |
| Iowa | $101,080 | $82,700 | $126,600 |
| Missouri | $101,010 | $69,750 | $161,600 |
| Montana | $100,900 | $77,790 | $160,000 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $100,650 | $79,060 | $142,560 |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $100,390 | $81,800 | $164,530 |
| New Haven, CT | $99,990 | $81,610 | $154,520 |
| Connecticut | $99,990 | $81,150 | $159,870 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $99,840 | $79,690 | $129,850 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $99,750 | $61,380 | $132,200 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $99,440 | $81,940 | $161,600 |
| Arkansas | $99,020 | $79,060 | $130,430 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $98,160 | $67,950 | $132,000 |
| Reading, PA | $96,960 | $75,700 | $130,840 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $96,470 | $56,960 | $166,930 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $96,320 | $69,650 | $123,650 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $94,600 | $42,110 | $127,670 |
| Huntsville, AL | $93,280 | $72,750 | $142,480 |
| Birmingham, AL | $92,920 | $74,870 | $174,800 |
| Madison, WI | $92,840 | $73,990 | $125,580 |
| Wisconsin | $92,530 | $60,310 | $127,720 |
| Rhode Island | $91,770 | $67,950 | $132,000 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $90,090 | $70,500 | $142,940 |
| Utah | $80,820 | $45,600 | $126,490 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $80,670 | $60,490 | $126,490 |
| Nevada | $78,220 | $25,920 | $130,460 |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $70,250 | $56,380 | $176,740 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $64,450 | $64,450 | $125,730 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Chemical Engineers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Chemical Engineers is $121,860, with a typical range of $78,520 – $182,150 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Chemical Engineers?▾
Entry-level Chemical Engineers positions typically start around $78,520 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Chemical Engineerss earn the most?▾
Chemical Engineerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.
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