193 metro areas

Chemical Technician Salary by City (2026)

Chemical technicians earn the most in Baton Rouge, LA, an average of $94,470 a year, against $63,900 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Baton Rouge, LA ($104,060 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $63,900BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $94,470Baton Rouge, LA
Best after cost of living: $104,060Baton Rouge, LA
Metro areas: 193With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for chemical technicians

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Baton Rouge, LA$94,470
Lake Charles, LA$89,340
Augusta, GA-SC$83,050
Niles, MI$81,910
Beaumont, TX$80,350
New Orleans, LA$79,140
Midland, MI$78,310
Evansville, IN$77,360
San Francisco, CA$76,980
Urban Honolulu, HI$75,710

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for chemical technicians
Item	Value
Baton Rouge, LA	$94,470
Lake Charles, LA	$89,340
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$83,050
Niles, MI	$81,910
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$80,350
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$79,140
Midland, MI	$78,310
Evansville, IN	$77,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$76,980
Urban Honolulu, HI	$75,710

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Baton Rouge, LA$94,470 nominal$104,060
Lake Charles, LA$89,340 nominal$104,060
Augusta, GA-SC$83,050 nominal$90,370
Dothan, AL$75,170 nominal$89,670
Beaumont, TX$80,350 nominal$89,230
Niles, MI$81,910 nominal$88,680
New Orleans, LA$79,140 nominal$85,470
Midland, MI$78,310 nominal$85,190
Shreveport, LA$72,070 nominal$85,020
Evansville, IN$77,360 nominal$84,520

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for chemical technicians
Item	Value
Baton Rouge, LA	$104,060
Lake Charles, LA	$104,060
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$90,370
Dothan, AL	$89,670
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$89,230
Niles, MI	$88,680
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$85,470
Midland, MI	$85,190
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$85,020
Evansville, IN	$84,520

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Chemical Technician salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Chemical Technician pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Baton Rouge, LA	$94,470	$71,590	$105,730	$104,060
2	Lake Charles, LA	$89,340	$64,330	$101,650	$104,060
3	Augusta, GA-SC	$83,050	$47,670	$100,510	$90,370
4	Niles, MI	$81,910	$43,470	$100,840	$88,680
5	Beaumont, TX	$80,350	$50,610	$95,010	$89,230
6	New Orleans, LA	$79,140	$49,570	$93,700	$85,470
7	Midland, MI	$78,310	$68,160	$83,300	$85,190
8	Evansville, IN	$77,360	$44,660	$93,450	$84,520
9	San Francisco, CA	$76,980	$52,350	$89,130	$66,580
10	Urban Honolulu, HI	$75,710	$51,540	$87,610	$68,230
11	Dothan, AL	$75,170	$39,690	$92,660	$89,670
12	Kennewick, WA	$74,760	$50,110	$86,900	$74,700
13	Houston, TX	$74,440	$46,880	$88,030	$75,470
14	St. Louis, MO-IL	$73,360	$50,090	$84,820	$77,150
15	Bay City, MI	$72,990	$57,530	$80,600	$79,410
16	Shreveport, LA	$72,070	$46,650	$84,570	$85,020
17	Scranton, PA	$71,930	$43,910	$85,720	$76,880
18	Norwich, CT	$71,800	$49,710	$82,680	$71,480
19	San Jose, CA	$71,610	$51,940	$81,290	$64,850
20	Boulder, CO	$71,360	$51,360	$81,200	$67,830
21	Boston, MA-NH	$70,910	$52,190	$80,140	$65,500
22	Decatur, AL	$70,680	$44,950	$83,370	$81,040
23	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$70,570	$53,210	$79,120	$67,320
24	Vallejo, CA	$70,490	$45,180	$82,970	$64,980
25	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$70,390	$49,230	$80,810	$68,640
26	Lafayette, IN	$70,370	$49,280	$80,750	$75,320
27	Syracuse, NY	$70,010	$43,450	$83,100	$73,120
28	Bellingham, WA	$69,780	$47,570	$80,700	$67,530
29	Davenport, IA-IL	$69,700	$47,010	$80,870	$78,250
30	Dallas, TX	$69,510	$49,090	$79,580	$67,430
31	Fort Collins, CO	$69,350	$48,900	$79,440	$68,580
32	Burlington, VT	$68,970	$50,040	$78,290	$68,320
33	Duluth, MN-WI	$68,870	$50,960	$77,670	$77,580
34	Tulsa, OK	$68,790	$41,500	$82,220	$77,110
35	Charleston, SC	$68,700	$50,920	$77,480	$68,050
36	Phoenix, AZ	$68,560	$46,430	$79,460	$66,360
37	Corpus Christi, TX	$68,390	$44,720	$80,040	$73,800
38	Billings, MT	$68,000	$42,560	$80,520	$72,710
39	Odessa, TX	$67,930	$50,730	$76,400	$72,350
40	Columbia, MO	$67,790	$41,180	$80,890	$75,800
41	Durham, NC	$67,160	$49,340	$75,960	$68,830
42	Albany, NY	$67,100	$51,080	$74,980	$67,390
43	Sheboygan, WI	$66,660	$56,260	$71,800	$70,900
44	Columbia, SC	$66,370	$49,920	$74,480	$70,860
45	Cleveland, OH	$66,230	$45,800	$76,290	$70,520
46	Kalamazoo, MI	$66,230	$49,940	$74,260	$69,830
47	Allentown, PA-NJ	$66,160	$46,430	$75,900	$66,180
48	Chicago, IL-IN	$66,160	$44,740	$76,710	$63,860
49	Worcester, MA	$66,140	$48,380	$74,880	$64,510
50	Springfield, MA	$65,960	$47,840	$74,880	$68,660
51	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$65,620	$52,100	$72,280	$69,680
52	Toledo, OH	$65,600	$45,570	$75,480	$71,730
53	Winston, NC	$65,580	$44,740	$75,840	$71,250
54	Bowling Green, KY	$65,480	$46,760	$74,690	$72,610
55	Charlotte, NC-SC	$65,440	$46,300	$74,860	$67,220
56	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$65,190	$47,720	$73,780	$68,350
57	Sacramento, CA	$65,170	$46,590	$74,320	$61,090
58	Columbus, OH	$64,880	$47,320	$73,510	$67,960
59	Terre Haute, IN	$64,880	$40,960	$76,670	$73,900
60	Kansas City, MO-KS	$64,810	$49,980	$72,110	$70,030
61	Las Vegas, NV	$64,750	$43,990	$74,960	$64,610
62	Lynchburg, VA	$64,750	$40,730	$76,590	$72,460
63	Spokane, WA	$64,690	$51,900	$71,010	$64,470
64	Oklahoma City, OK	$64,290	$38,360	$77,080	$71,110
65	Lawrence, KS	$64,250	$54,180	$69,220	$71,200
66	Denver, CO	$64,040	$45,880	$72,990	$60,540
67	Eugene, OR	$63,940	$48,070	$71,780	$62,950
68	Longview, TX	$63,900	$41,520	$74,900	$71,410
69	Seattle, WA	$63,610	$47,320	$71,640	$57,240
70	Midland, TX	$63,590	$47,260	$71,640	$66,390
71	New York, NY-NJ	$63,460	$47,170	$71,490	$56,380
72	Los Angeles, CA	$63,400	$45,610	$72,180	$55,830
73	Mobile, AL	$63,360	$41,750	$74,010	$71,920
74	Ogden, UT	$63,190	$41,890	$73,670	$62,970
75	Raleigh, NC	$62,900	$45,200	$71,640	$64,080
76	Providence, RI-MA	$62,670	$43,430	$72,160	$61,580
77	New Haven, CT	$62,650	$48,530	$69,600	$59,920
78	Milwaukee, WI	$62,480	$43,430	$71,880	$64,450
79	Lexington, KY	$62,460	$41,830	$72,610	$67,240
80	Tallahassee, FL	$62,440	$48,900	$69,120	$66,480
81	Omaha, NE-IA	$62,320	$47,420	$69,660	$67,800
82	Colorado Springs, CO	$62,230	$46,260	$70,100	$61,790
83	Madison, WI	$62,130	$47,030	$69,580	$63,860
84	Wilmington, NC	$62,070	$45,030	$70,470	$64,370
85	Lansing, MI	$62,030	$48,920	$68,490	$65,300
86	Austin, TX	$61,760	$47,010	$68,990	$62,980
87	Greenville, SC	$61,730	$45,970	$69,490	$66,190
88	Birmingham, AL	$61,710	$44,350	$70,260	$67,340
89	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$61,480	$40,620	$71,780	$56,460
90	Trenton, NJ	$61,240	$47,360	$68,080	$59,350
91	Indianapolis, IN	$61,070	$44,030	$69,450	$63,820
92	San Diego, CA	$60,920	$45,470	$68,520	$54,450
93	Bakersfield, CA	$60,800	$45,910	$68,120	$60,270
94	Spartanburg, SC	$60,630	$49,130	$66,310	$66,590
95	Buffalo, NY	$60,490	$48,880	$66,210	$63,110
96	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$60,470	$43,620	$68,760	$65,600
97	Reading, PA	$60,320	$42,810	$68,930	$62,150
98	Cedar Rapids, IA	$60,260	$54,000	$63,340	$67,740
99	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,240	$44,180	$68,140	$64,720
100	Santa Maria, CA	$60,220	$43,660	$68,390	$55,350
101	Bloomington, IN	$60,170	$43,350	$68,450	$63,280
102	Peoria, IL	$60,130	$44,660	$67,750	$65,910
103	Lincoln, NE	$59,900	$43,510	$67,970	$65,410
104	Canton, OH	$59,780	$44,450	$67,330	$66,860
105	Atlanta, GA	$59,680	$47,280	$65,790	$59,650
106	Reno, NV	$59,650	$46,400	$66,190	$59,050
107	North Port, FL	$59,610	$42,870	$67,870	$58,200
108	Palm Bay, FL	$59,610	$44,160	$67,230	$59,610
109	Jackson, MS	$59,590	$39,400	$69,530	$66,920
110	Kiryas Joel, NY	$59,570	$46,650	$65,940	$54,440
111	Owensboro, KY	$59,450	$49,400	$64,400	$67,090
112	Boise City, ID	$59,380	$44,840	$66,540	$60,350
113	Greensboro, NC	$59,320	$43,350	$67,180	$63,880
114	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$59,260	$41,640	$67,930	$64,790
115	Tuscaloosa, AL	$59,240	$47,010	$65,250	$67,530
116	Bridgeport, CT	$59,030	$44,620	$66,140	$55,240
117	Hartford, CT	$59,030	$43,410	$66,750	$57,450
118	Green Bay, WI	$58,970	$41,480	$67,580	$63,350
119	Rochester, NY	$58,910	$40,660	$67,870	$60,710
120	Jacksonville, FL	$58,840	$41,250	$67,520	$59,150
121	Youngstown, OH	$58,800	$44,370	$65,920	$67,280
122	Napa, CA	$58,780	$47,030	$64,560	$52,220
123	Florence, AL	$58,760	$43,260	$66,410	$69,280
124	Asheville, NC	$58,740	$48,030	$64,020	$60,870
125	Santa Rosa, CA	$58,680	$44,260	$65,770	$54,440
126	Detroit, MI	$58,570	$45,090	$65,210	$58,400
127	Des Moines, IA	$58,550	$47,530	$63,980	$63,850
128	Portland, ME	$58,550	$47,550	$63,980	$57,480
129	Albuquerque, NM	$58,430	$48,480	$63,320	$61,150
130	Jackson, TN	$58,320	$44,550	$65,100	$68,190
131	Dayton, OH	$58,260	$41,910	$66,310	$62,850
132	Santa Cruz, CA	$58,240	$45,120	$64,710	$53,000
133	Pensacola, FL	$58,140	$44,890	$64,650	$59,500
134	Akron, OH	$58,090	$45,680	$64,190	$62,210
135	Lakeland, FL	$58,090	$45,220	$64,440	$59,800
136	Riverside, CA	$58,070	$44,970	$64,540	$54,560
137	Oxnard, CA	$58,010	$43,830	$65,000	$52,480
138	Pittsburgh, PA	$57,890	$43,530	$64,960	$61,150
139	York, PA	$57,800	$43,600	$64,790	$60,210
140	San Antonio, TX	$57,410	$41,370	$65,290	$60,610
141	Portland, OR-WA	$57,280	$44,700	$63,480	$54,330
142	Miami, FL	$56,930	$39,500	$65,500	$49,870
143	Montgomery, AL	$56,740	$39,230	$65,370	$63,270
144	Wichita, KS	$56,620	$43,720	$62,960	$63,660
145	Modesto, CA	$56,350	$43,120	$62,880	$54,130
146	Blacksburg, VA	$56,310	$45,050	$61,840	$60,740
147	Grand Rapids, MI	$56,160	$45,010	$61,670	$58,780
148	Huntsville, AL	$56,120	$44,950	$61,610	$60,300
149	Salt Lake City, UT	$55,890	$40,890	$63,270	$55,410
150	Knoxville, TN	$55,850	$43,740	$61,820	$60,330
151	Stockton, CA	$55,390	$45,470	$60,300	$52,710
152	Hickory, NC	$55,350	$40,830	$62,500	$62,550
153	Salinas, CA	$55,350	$43,620	$61,130	$50,760
154	Altoona, PA	$55,290	$42,080	$61,800	$61,770
155	Deltona, FL	$55,270	$39,540	$63,000	$55,620
156	Nashville, TN	$55,240	$42,220	$61,670	$57,340
157	Richmond, VA	$55,060	$37,630	$63,650	$56,270
158	Tampa, FL	$55,020	$41,600	$61,610	$54,530
159	Charlottesville, VA	$54,950	$36,280	$64,150	$55,420
160	Waco, TX	$54,910	$44,350	$60,110	$59,330
161	Gainesville, FL	$54,500	$39,100	$62,070	$56,340
162	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$54,270	$40,460	$61,070	$61,380
163	Fresno, CA	$54,180	$43,490	$59,450	$53,040
164	Cleveland, TN	$53,980	$43,780	$58,990	$61,290
165	Waterbury, CT	$53,930	$41,750	$59,950	$54,050
166	Clarksville, TN-KY	$53,580	$43,100	$58,740	$58,910
167	San Luis Obispo, CA	$53,520	$41,700	$59,340	$49,280
168	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$53,390	$38,500	$60,760	$54,510
169	Gulfport, MS	$53,330	$33,380	$63,170	$59,250
170	Johnson City, TN	$52,770	$41,290	$58,410	$60,020
171	Hattiesburg, MS	$52,250	$34,960	$60,760	$59,620
172	Ann Arbor, MI	$51,980	$43,330	$56,240	$51,530
173	Visalia, CA	$51,900	$40,140	$57,700	$51,990
174	Harrisburg, PA	$51,710	$41,810	$56,580	$52,420
175	South Bend, IN-MI	$51,400	$36,320	$58,820	$55,350
176	Savannah, GA	$51,290	$36,610	$58,530	$53,870
177	Binghamton, NY	$51,250	$41,250	$56,200	$55,190
178	Manchester, NH	$49,840	$37,130	$56,100	$47,170
179	Provo, UT	$49,770	$36,520	$56,280	$50,670
180	Orlando, FL	$49,250	$39,210	$54,200	$48,560
181	Columbus, IN	$49,230	$36,820	$55,330	$52,930
182	Fort Wayne, IN	$49,190	$35,010	$56,180	$53,140
183	Amarillo, TX	$49,110	$42,310	$52,460	$53,490
184	Salisbury, MD	$48,380	$32,570	$56,160	$50,600
185	Casper, WY	$47,590	$37,000	$52,790	$50,720
186	Baltimore, MD	$47,440	$33,510	$54,310	$45,400
187	Little Rock, AR	$46,180	$36,730	$50,810	$51,680
188	Mayaguez, PR	$44,890	$28,950	$52,730	N/A
189	Fayetteville, AR	$44,010	$35,260	$48,320	$48,180
190	Auburn, AL	$43,740	$34,670	$48,210	$49,740
191	San Juan, PR	$42,080	$27,000	$49,500	N/A
192	College Station, TX	$40,960	$29,000	$46,840	$45,040
193	Ponce, PR	$36,380	$25,750	$41,600	N/A

More on chemical technicians

Chemical Technician career profile Chemical Technician salary by state Cost of living calculator

Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Chemical Technician salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays chemical technicians the most?

Baton Rouge, LA, where the average (mean) wage is $94,470 a year, followed by Lake Charles, LA ($89,340), Augusta, GA-SC ($83,050), Niles, MI ($81,910). The national mean is $63,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do chemical technicians earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Baton Rouge, LA ($104,060 at national prices, $94,470 nominal), Lake Charles, LA ($104,060 at national prices, $89,340 nominal), Augusta, GA-SC ($90,370 at national prices, $83,050 nominal).

How much do chemical technicians make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $63,460; Los Angeles, CA: $63,400; Chicago, IL-IN: $66,160; Dallas, TX: $69,510; Houston, TX: $74,440 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do chemical technicians earn the least?

Of the 193 metro areas with their own estimate, Ponce, PR has the lowest mean wage, $36,380.