Median salary
$140,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$80k – $172.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
30%
9 of 30 roles
Live roles
30
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Medicinal Chemist
Senior Materials Chemist
Computational Chemist (Machine Learning) I / II
Computational Chemist - GPU Acceleration
Computational Synthetic Chemist
Mass Spectrometry Chemist
7.1. R&D Analytical Chemist
Analytical Chemist I
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Inductive Bio
|
$230,000 | 1 |
|
Helion
|
$218,000 | 1 |
|
Aralez Bio
|
$172,500 | 1 |
|
PsiQuantum
|
$165,100 | 1 |
|
Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.
|
$140,000 | 1 |
|
General Matter
|
$125,000 | 1 |
|
Phoenix Tailings
|
$80,000 | 1 |
|
Pegasus Laboratories, Inc.
|
$70,200 | 1 |
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How much do Chemist roles pay?
The median salary for Chemist roles is $140,000 per year. Most pay falls between $80,000 (25th percentile) and $172,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $69,660 to $220,400.
These figures are computed live from 30 active Chemist roles on JobsRadar, of which 9 (30%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Chemist roles include Inductive Bio, Helion, Aralez Bio and PsiQuantum.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Chemist salary?
- The median is $140,000 per year, with most pay between $80,000 and $172,500 (25th–75th percentile), based on 9 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Chemist salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $69,660 to $220,400 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $140,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.