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Chemists in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Chemist? Read this first!

7.4% Jobs Projection
$68,160 Median Salary
330 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Chemists in Illinois are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Chemists in Illinois is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Chemists Work in Illinois?

2,870 people worked as Chemists in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,900 Chemists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 730 Chemists working in it, which means Illinois has more Chemists than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Chemists in this state are growing at a rate of 7.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 330 annual Chemists job openings in Illinois, and 3,650 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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Chemists ranged from $43,890 to $118,270 with $68,160 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.1 to $56.86. The median hourly rate was $32.77.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $32.81 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.04.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Chemists

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,500 $67,840
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,200 $67,410
Champaign-Urbana, IL 120 $50,460
Peoria, IL 50 $120,300
Rockford, IL 50 $66,870
Springfield, IL 40 $76,000

Top States for Chemists Employment

The table below shows the states 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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