Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Formulation Chemist
Occupation profile for Formulation Chemist covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,300.
- FY2026 certified median
- $66,300
- Total filings
- 19
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $65,265–$78,150
- Top employer
- ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 9 | $83,500 | $79,375 | $87,250 |
| FY2025 | 6 | $68,678 | $67,336 | $77,154 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $66,300 | $65,265 | $78,150 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.3 filings
- NAVINTA, LLC3 filings
- Nucrogene Inc2 filings
- The Veritas Healthcare Solutions LLC2 filings
- APPCO Pharma LLC1 filings
- Core Pharma LLC1 filings
- EVARIC PHARMACEUTICALS INC.1 filings
- Guardian Drug Company, Inc.1 filings
- McLaughlin Gormley King Company1 filings
- Medicine Counter 01 INC1 filings
Top cities
- Ewing3 filings
- Central Islip3 filings
- Branchburg2 filings
- Hauppauge2 filings
- Boca Raton1 filings
- Monroe1 filings
- Minneapolis1 filings
- Dayton1 filings
- Middlesex1 filings
- Piscataway1 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 | Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 45940 | 19-2031 | $64,168 | $81,661 | $99,174 | $116,667 |
| 2026-27 | Chattanooga, TN-GAArea 16860 | 19-2031 | $63,835 | $81,973 | $100,110 | $118,248 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 19-2031 | $60,258 | $77,230 | $94,224 | $111,197 |
| 2026-27 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 33100 | 19-2031 | $56,306 | $73,757 | $91,187 | $108,638 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 19-2031 | $67,038 | $85,322 | $103,584 | $121,867 |
| 2026-27 | Monroe, LAArea 33740 | 19-2031 | $65,000 | $85,800 | $106,600 | $127,400 |