Chemist
Median salary
$78,895
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$65,000 – $94,875
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+2.6%
-0.51% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
158 filings
Chemist pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$61,746
P25$65,000
Median$78,895
P75$94,875
P90$113,445
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$65,00066 LCAs
Level II$84,37554 LCAs
Level III$100,29821 LCAs
Level IV$112,24216 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Chemist pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Chemists 94%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemists 19-2031 | 94.3% | 149 | $65,000 | $78,598 | $94,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Chemist21 LCAs · median $91,728
- Chemist II20 LCAs · median $78,819
- Chemist I6 LCAs · median $59,166