Chemists · SOC 19-2031
Chemists Salary in the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Chemists in the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $95,890 per year ($46.10 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $56,320 at the 10th percentile to $156,640 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Chemists in the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area earn more than $95,890 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $76,340 and $132,770.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $56,320 | $76,340 | $95,890 | $132,770 | $156,640 |
| Hourly | $27.08 | $36.70 | $46.10 | $63.83 | $75.31 |
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
- Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$95,890 median for Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $76,340 to $132,770
- Texasstate$99,640 median for Texas; middle half earns $73,160 to $139,010
- 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 Texas overall and +5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for chemists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areathis page$95,890 median for Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $76,340 to $132,770
- $131,860 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $107,190 to $164,390
- $106,740 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $78,490 to $163,930
- $99,880 median for Longview metro area; middle half earns $71,170 to $156,250
- $99,390 median for Beaumont metro area; middle half earns $74,150 to $132,770
- $93,410 median for Corpus Christi metro area; middle half earns $80,830 to $128,760
- $91,040 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $65,300 to $139,010
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 Northwestern Region of Texas 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.