Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Sr. Chemist
Occupation profile for Sr. Chemist covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $111,602.
- FY2026 certified median
- $111,602
- Total filings
- 21
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $97,375–$119,180
- Top employer
- Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 8 | $91,198 | $85,376 | $99,250 |
| FY2025 | 6 | $101,220 | $65,832 | $108,942 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $111,602 | $97,375 | $119,180 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc6 filings
- Anatrace Products LLC4 filings
- APPCO Pharma LLC2 filings
- Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC2 filings
- Edwards Lifesciences LLC1 filings
- Elementis Specialties, Inc.1 filings
- Eli Lilly and Company1 filings
- GDB International, Inc.1 filings
- INSPEC SOLUTIONS, LLC1 filings
- NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.1 filings
Top cities
- Wilmington5 filings
- Maumee4 filings
- Largo2 filings
- East Windsor2 filings
- Piscataway2 filings
- Irvine1 filings
- 406 Meco Dr.1 filings
- Holly Hill1 filings
- Nashville1 filings
- Indianapolis1 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 | Toledo, OHArea 45780 | 19-2031 | $58,115 | $71,240 | $84,344 | $97,469 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2031 | $66,186 | $81,994 | $97,781 | $113,589 |
| 2026-27 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 45300 | 19-2031 | $49,109 | $64,875 | $80,662 | $96,429 |
| 2026-27 | Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 45940 | 19-2031 | $64,168 | $81,661 | $99,174 | $116,667 |
| 2026-27 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaArea 1700004 | 19-2031 | $59,987 | $79,144 | $98,322 | $117,478 |
| 2026-27 | Cleveland, OHArea 17410 | 19-2032 | $93,766 | $106,038 | $118,331 | $130,603 |
| 2026-27 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLArea 19660 | 19-2031 | $51,522 | $73,216 | $94,910 | $116,605 |
| 2026-27 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 26900 | 19-2031 | $60,840 | $74,630 | $88,421 | $102,211 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 19-2031 | $64,501 | $81,744 | $98,966 | $116,210 |