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6.9% Jobs Projection
$86,910 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Chemists Work in New Mexico?

300 people worked as Chemists in 2018 in this state.

There were 270 Chemists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Chemists in this state are growing at a rate of 6.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 30 annual job openings, and a total of 310 jobs for New Mexico Chemists in 2026.

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

What do Chemists Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Chemists ranged from $42,410 to $169,090 with $86,910 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.39 to $81.29. The median hourly rate was $41.78.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $44.12 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $2.34.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico Metros for Chemists

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM 180 $79,820

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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