Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Product Development Chemist
Occupation profile for Product Development Chemist covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $90,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $90,000
- Total filings
- 14
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $72,953–$96,615
- Top employer
- Henkel Corporation
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $81,312 | $79,053 | $83,571 |
| FY2025 | 7 | $101,000 | $77,750 | $107,750 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 5 | $90,000 | $72,953 | $96,615 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Henkel Corporation2 filings
- Med Valley Inc.2 filings
- PPG Industries, Inc.2 filings
- Wedgewood Village Pharmacy2 filings
- BioDevek Inc1 filings
- CertainTeed LLC1 filings
- Deepe Health, LLC1 filings
- Franklin International, Inc.1 filings
- Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America1 filings
- Wanhua Chemical (America)1 filings
Top cities
- Albany2 filings
- Hatboro2 filings
- Cambridge1 filings
- Jackson1 filings
- Madison Heights1 filings
- Chanhassen1 filings
- Columbus1 filings
- Hampton Twp.1 filings
- Harmar1 filings
- Lansdale1 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 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-2031 | $62,899 | $82,888 | $102,898 | $122,886 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 19-2031 | $54,642 | $70,283 | $85,904 | $101,546 |
| 2026-27 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaArea 3900004 | 19-2031 | $63,170 | $77,750 | $92,310 | $106,891 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-2031 | $77,002 | $103,626 | $130,250 | $156,874 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, OHArea 18140 | 19-2031 | $63,586 | $80,142 | $96,678 | $113,235 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 19-2031 | $63,544 | $82,098 | $100,672 | $119,226 |
| 2026-27 | Florence, SCArea 22500 | 19-2031 | $56,867 | $68,224 | $79,560 | $90,917 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 19-2031 | $69,306 | $93,683 | $118,040 | $142,418 |
| 2026-27 | Jackson, MIArea 27100 | 17-2041 | $63,003 | $81,640 | $100,277 | $118,914 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 19-2031 | $67,038 | $85,322 | $103,584 | $121,867 |