Side-by-side distribution
Chemist
$84,606
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.2%
- Live roles
- 232
Mathematician
$156,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.4%
- Live roles
- 9
Highest-paying jobs
Clinical Chemist/Clinical Pathologist - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Clinical Chemist
Medicinal Chemist
Synthetic Chemist
Computational Medicinal Chemist
Senior / Principal Chemist, AI Safety
Process Chemist
DARPA SETA Physical Chemist/Materials Scientist SME
Clinical Chemist
Computational Chemist - GPU Acceleration
Highest-paying jobs
Statistician and Mathematician
Fixed Income Division – Associate, Applied Mathematician - Electronic Trading & Quantitative Finance (New York)
Mathematician Manager
Boeing Engineering & Technology Innovation Graduate Researcher Program, Applied Mathematician Intern
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Entegris
|
$91,500 | 6 |
Republic Services
|
$72,020 | 5 |
Abbott
|
$59,488 | 5 |
Cardinal Health
|
$78,260 | 3 |
|
Inductive Bio
|
$230,000 | 2 |
| IT ITW | $109,770 | 2 |
| VT Voyager Technologies, Inc. | $98,750 | 2 |
Church & Dwight
|
$86,050 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| MS Morgan Stanley | $175,000 | 1 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 1 |
|
Aristocrat
|
$150,000 | 1 |
| BO Boeing | $84,000 | 1 |
Chemist vs Mathematician: which pays more?
The median for Chemist is $84,606 per year (typically $66,101–$127,997), versus $156,000 for Mathematician ($133,500–$165,250). That puts Mathematician about 84% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Chemist and Mathematician are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.