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Chemist

$86,006

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -48.7%

$167,500 $86,006

$66.7k 25th

$86k Median

$119.8k 75th

$59.5k

$171.7k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $41.6k – $507k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 28.5%
Live roles: 242

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Highest-paying jobs

Clinical Chemist/Clinical Pathologist - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY

$180,000 – $507,000

Clinical Chemist

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians · BIDMC - Main Campus

$269,000 – $321,000

Medicinal Chemist

Inductive Bio · New York City, San Francisco, or B…

$210,000 – $250,000

Synthetic Chemist

Inductive Bio · Boston, MA

$210,000 – $250,000

Computational Medicinal Chemist

Novartis · LaJolla/SD

$126,000 – $234,000

Senior / Principal Chemist, AI Safety

Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA +2

$148,000 – $208,000

Process Chemist

Agilent Technologies · US-CA-Folsom

$132,851 – $207,580

DARPA SETA Physical Chemist/Materials Scientist SME

Amentum · US-VA-Arlington

$150,000 – $200,000

Clinical Chemist

Sanford Health · SD, Sioux Falls

$110,240 – $182,000

Computational Chemist - GPU Acceleration

PsiQuantum · Palo Alto, California

$151,800 – $178,400

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
Entegris	$91,500	6
Republic Services	$72,020	6
Abbott	$59,488	6
IT ITW	$102,040	3
Cardinal Health	$78,260	3
Inductive Bio	$230,000	2
Agilent Technologies	$117,042	2
Mariana Minerals	$106,250	2

Chemist salary by location

Location	Median	Roles
Boston	$185,000	4
San Francisco	$149,000	4
Austin	$83,250	3