Chemists · SOC 19-2031
Chemists Salary in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Chemists in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $82,220 per year ($39.53 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $58,860 at the 10th percentile to $122,100 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Chemists in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area earn more than $82,220 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $63,030 and $100,680.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $58,860 | $63,030 | $82,220 | $100,680 | $122,100 |
| Hourly | $28.30 | $30.30 | $39.53 | $48.40 | $58.70 |
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
- Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$82,220 median for Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $63,030 to $100,680
- Indianastate$78,770 median for Indiana; middle half earns $63,790 to $99,870
- 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 +4% vs Indiana overall and −10% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Indiana
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for chemists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areathis page$82,220 median for Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $63,030 to $100,680
- $95,210 median for Evansville metro area; middle half earns $75,740 to $137,230
- $78,860 median for Fort Wayne metro area; middle half earns $59,800 to $95,440
- $78,770 median for Indianapolis metro area; middle half earns $65,140 to $99,870
- $77,830 median for Elkhart metro area; middle half earns $63,790 to $98,760
- $77,080 median for Bloomington metro area; middle half earns $60,450 to $95,450
- $76,290 median for Terre Haute metro area; middle half earns $61,130 to $90,530
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 chemistss · Highest-paying occupations in Northern Indiana 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.