Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Associate Chemist
Occupation profile for Associate Chemist covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $64,515.
- FY2026 certified median
- $64,515
- Total filings
- 11
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $64,373–$64,658
- Top employer
- Complete Genomics LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $59,332 | $55,578 | $70,065 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $81,288 | $72,022 | $88,182 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $64,515 | $64,373 | $64,658 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Complete Genomics LLC3 filings
- Innovation Labs Inc.3 filings
- Cambrex Charles City, Inc.2 filings
- HK Kolmar Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
- Metalloid Corporation1 filings
- Sepax Technologies, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- San Jose3 filings
- Mahwah3 filings
- Charles City2 filings
- Newark1 filings
- Teaneck1 filings
- Jacksonville1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2031 | $66,186 | $81,994 | $97,781 | $113,589 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 19-2031 | $78,312 | $99,715 | $121,139 | $142,542 |
| 2026-27 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaArea 1900001 | 19-2031 | $66,643 | $84,656 | $102,669 | $120,682 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-2031 | $62,899 | $82,888 | $102,898 | $122,886 |
| 2026-27 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaArea 4800002 | 19-2031 | $56,389 | $73,923 | $91,458 | $108,992 |