Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Research Chemist
Occupation profile for Senior Research Chemist covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $107,210.
- FY2026 certified median
- $107,210
- Total filings
- 11
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $107,120–$127,441
- Top employer
- J-Star Research, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $107,000 | $107,000 | $107,000 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $104,000 | $88,130 | $107,625 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 5 | $107,210 | $107,120 | $127,441 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- J-Star Research, Inc.5 filings
- CertainTeed LLC1 filings
- EMD Performance Materials Corporation1 filings
- Exemplify BioPharma, Inc.1 filings
- FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.1 filings
- Jacam Chemical Company 2013, LLC1 filings
- Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Cranbury4 filings
- Mesa1 filings
- San Diego1 filings
- Sterling1 filings
- Jackson1 filings
- Branchburg1 filings
- Cranburry1 filings
- South Plainfield1 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 | Kansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 2000006 | 19-2031 | $51,979 | $65,395 | $78,790 | $92,206 |
| 2026-27 | Jackson, MIArea 27100 | 17-2131 | $66,914 | $83,762 | $100,589 | $117,437 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 19-2031 | $55,453 | $70,907 | $86,341 | $101,795 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 19-2031 | $63,981 | $82,534 | $101,067 | $119,621 |