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Chemists in Alabama

Is Alabama a good place for you to work as a Chemist?

-2% Jobs Projection
$72,400 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

While jobs for Chemists in Alabama are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Chemists in Alabama is expected to decrease.

  • Chemists in Alabama earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Chemists Work in Alabama?

In Alabama, there were 610 people working as Chemists in the year 2018.

There were 530 Chemists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 730 Chemists working in it, which means Alabama has fewer Chemists than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Chemists in this state are declining at a rate of 1.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Chemists job openings in Alabama, and 670 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,600 annual jobs and 94,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Chemists Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Chemists ranged from $42,560 to $119,460 with $72,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.46 to $57.43. The median hourly rate was $34.81.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $35.57 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.76.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Chemists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Chemists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 140 $64,670
Tuscaloosa, AL 70 $66,080
Mobile, AL 50 $71,570
Decatur, AL 40 $80,630
Montgomery, AL 30 $57,520

Top States for Chemists Employment

View the list below to see where most Chemists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 10,430 $79,990
New Jersey 7,460 $89,000
Pennsylvania 5,460 $71,600
Texas 5,160 $78,810
North Carolina 4,370 $71,960
Ohio 4,010 $67,500
Michigan 3,620 $73,470
New York 3,360 $76,750
Maryland 3,100 $116,360
Massachusetts 2,890 $87,240
Illinois 2,870 $68,160
Indiana 2,820 $62,160
Florida 2,010 $62,400
Minnesota 2,010 $83,090
Wisconsin 1,970 $69,810
Missouri 1,920 $66,830
Washington 1,720 $80,550
Colorado 1,700 $72,120
South Carolina 1,450 $63,530
Delaware 1,420 $102,470

Below are the states where Chemists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $124,710
Maryland $116,360
Delaware $102,470
Virginia $95,590
New Jersey $89,000
Massachusetts $87,240
New Mexico $86,910
North Dakota $86,040
Connecticut $85,510
Alaska $83,700

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