Pay by state · 52 states
Chemical Technician Salary by State (2026)
Chemical Technicians earn the most in Louisiana at $85,850 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $37,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $60,390. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $85,850Louisiana
- National median
- $60,390BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,510Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Chemical Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of chemical technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALouisiana | $85,850 | $69,560 | $102,810 | 960 | $97,328 |
| 2 | AKAlaska | $79,380 | $56,680 | $86,470 | 100 | $77,551 |
| 3 | DEDelaware | $78,620 | $65,060 | $82,350 | 540 | $78,771 |
| 4 | SCSouth Carolina | $75,020 | $55,410 | $75,900 | 2,080 | $80,022 |
| 5 | MOMissouri | $68,550 | $52,540 | $84,400 | 720 | $75,481 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $67,570 | $59,010 | $81,880 | 1,780 | $63,892 |
| 7 | AZArizona | $65,860 | $54,480 | $82,300 | 390 | $65,417 |
| 8 | VTVermont | $65,560 | $54,440 | $86,430 | 150 | $66,927 |
| 9 | HIHawaii | $63,910 | $55,570 | $80,810 | 40 | $58,126 |
| 10 | COColorado | $63,770 | $51,210 | $80,640 | 1,180 | $61,881 |
| 11 | NENebraska | $62,640 | $53,890 | $65,090 | 280 | $69,520 |
| 12 | TXTexas | $62,580 | $49,580 | $85,910 | 6,090 | $64,478 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $62,400 | $55,770 | $80,210 | 870 | $63,273 |
| 14 | WAWashington | $62,100 | $50,300 | $74,480 | 730 | $58,030 |
| 15 | ILIllinois | $61,890 | $48,650 | $80,990 | 1,320 | $61,916 |
| 16 | RIRhode Island | $61,680 | $46,520 | $70,730 | 190 | $60,305 |
| 17 | KSKansas | $61,560 | $50,550 | $72,130 | 370 | $68,348 |
| 18 | NVNevada | $61,520 | $49,690 | $77,950 | 1,050 | $61,533 |
| 19 | NYNew York | $60,900 | $49,000 | $75,680 | 2,200 | $56,430 |
| 20 | KYKentucky | $60,830 | $46,690 | $72,560 | 700 | $67,470 |
| 21 | OKOklahoma | $60,020 | $44,260 | $88,490 | 610 | $68,326 |
| 22 | OHOhio | $59,750 | $47,910 | $72,930 | 3,120 | $64,404 |
| 23 | CACalifornia | $59,510 | $49,810 | $73,680 | 6,800 | $53,748 |
| 24 | WIWisconsin | $59,440 | $48,480 | $67,840 | 1,090 | $63,170 |
| 25 | PAPennsylvania | $59,420 | $47,690 | $75,150 | 2,710 | $60,899 |
| 26 | INIndiana | $59,290 | $46,610 | $75,430 | 1,990 | $63,528 |
| 27 | NCNorth Carolina | $59,030 | $47,710 | $74,990 | 2,660 | $62,581 |
| 28 | WVWest Virginia | $58,750 | $47,650 | $70,130 | 230 | $65,645 |
| 29 | NJNew Jersey | $58,580 | $51,130 | $72,110 | 2,730 | $53,839 |
| 30 | MIMichigan | $58,180 | $47,880 | $69,090 | 2,220 | $60,467 |
| 31 | ALAlabama | $58,150 | $45,690 | $74,820 | 1,190 | $65,467 |
| 32 | GAGeorgia | $58,120 | $50,560 | $66,070 | 850 | $60,357 |
| 33 | IAIowa | $58,090 | $50,630 | $63,480 | 440 | $66,190 |
| 34 | OROregon | $57,960 | $46,430 | $64,780 | 340 | $56,075 |
| 35 | NDNorth Dakota | $57,760 | $52,160 | $58,390 | 150 | $64,929 |
| 36 | CTConnecticut | $57,310 | $48,980 | $70,920 | 510 | $55,313 |
| 37 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $56,530 | $46,810 | $60,680 | 30 | $51,437 |
| 38 | WYWyoming | $56,320 | $47,740 | $84,370 | 230 | $60,761 |
| 39 | NMNew Mexico | $55,120 | $47,380 | $72,810 | 250 | $59,775 |
| 40 | TNTennessee | $54,840 | $46,360 | $63,470 | 1,470 | $59,693 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $54,580 | $41,600 | $64,530 | 480 | $62,770 |
| 42 | IDIdaho | $54,560 | $43,670 | $63,790 | 170 | $57,134 |
| 43 | FLFlorida | $54,050 | $45,100 | $64,190 | 1,840 | $52,266 |
| 44 | MTMontana | $52,890 | $47,490 | $78,080 | 240 | $55,883 |
| 45 | VAVirginia | $51,850 | $41,460 | $65,460 | 1,370 | $51,284 |
| 46 | MEMaine | $49,280 | $47,280 | $59,050 | 100 | $50,778 |
| 47 | MDMaryland | $49,280 | $37,060 | $61,710 | 590 | $46,952 |
| 48 | SDSouth Dakota | $49,030 | $44,640 | $57,660 | 90 | $55,347 |
| 49 | UTUtah | $49,030 | $45,240 | $62,740 | 580 | $49,593 |
| 50 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,940 | $37,440 | $56,990 | 220 | $46,983 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $45,230 | $38,140 | $57,430 | 500 | $52,026 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $37,510 | $30,240 | $47,850 | 990 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Chemical Technicians, that changes the ranking: Louisiana leads on raw pay at $85,850, while Louisiana leads once prices are taken into account at $97,328.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Chemical Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Chemical Technicians the most?
Louisiana reports the highest median wage for Chemical Technicians at $85,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Alaska ($79,380) and Delaware ($78,620).
Which state pays Chemical Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Chemical Technicians at $37,510 a year, $48,340 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Chemical Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Louisiana first at $97,328 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $85,850. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.