Chemical Engineers · SOC 17-2041
Chemical Engineers Salary in the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Chemical Engineers in the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $132,970 per year ($63.93 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $89,450 at the 10th percentile to $173,720 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Chemical Engineers in the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area earn more than $132,970 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $91,840 and $153,060.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $89,450 | $91,840 | $132,970 | $153,060 | $173,720 |
| Hourly | $43.01 | $44.15 | $63.93 | $73.59 | $83.52 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$132,970 median for Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $91,840 to $153,060
- Alabamastate$135,030 median for Alabama; middle half earns $96,820 to $141,840
- United Statesnational$125,040 median for United States; middle half earns $97,820 to $157,190
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −2% vs Alabama overall and +6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for chemical engineers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areathis page$132,970 median for Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $91,840 to $153,060
- $137,170 median for Mobile metro area; middle half earns $103,940 to $137,170
- $109,160 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $107,880 to $140,690
- $101,480 median for Huntsville metro area; middle half earns $80,720 to $131,680
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for chemical engineerss · Highest-paying occupations in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.