Chemists · SOC 19-2031
Chemists Salary in the Michigan
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Michigan
Figures describe the state of Michigan as a whole.
Chemists in the Michigan earned a median of $97,440 per year ($46.85 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $56,260 at the 10th percentile to $164,200 at the 90th. BLS estimates 3,490 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Chemists in the Michigan earn more than $97,440 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $66,490 and $131,190.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $56,260 | $66,490 | $97,440 | $131,190 | $164,200 |
| Hourly | $27.05 | $31.96 | $46.85 | $63.07 | $78.94 |
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
- Michigan$97,440 median for Michigan; middle half earns $66,490 to $131,190
- United Statesnational$91,240 median for United States; middle half earns $69,460 to $125,550
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +7% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for chemists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Michiganthis page$97,440 median for Michigan; middle half earns $66,490 to $131,190
- $132,480 median for Bay City metro area; middle half earns $98,180 to $161,900
- $105,710 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $98,580 to $139,090
- $105,220 median for Kalamazoo metro area; middle half earns $79,550 to $121,020
- $92,320 median for Muskegon metro area; middle half earns $69,430 to $130,290
- $85,770 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $68,530 to $124,920
- $82,110 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $66,930 to $100,660
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for chemistss · Highest-paying occupations in Michigan
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.