Chemists · SOC 19-2031
Chemists Salary in the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Chemists in the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $73,320 per year ($35.25 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $56,690 at the 10th percentile to $122,930 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Chemists in the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $73,320 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $63,720 and $98,490.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $56,690 | $63,720 | $73,320 | $98,490 | $122,930 |
| Hourly | $27.26 | $30.64 | $35.25 | $47.35 | $59.10 |
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
- South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$73,320 median for South Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $63,720 to $98,490
- Georgiastate$92,750 median for Georgia; middle half earns $66,310 to $121,830
- 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 −21% vs Georgia overall and −20% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Georgia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for chemists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Georgia nonmetropolitan areathis page$73,320 median for South Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $63,720 to $98,490
- $117,990 median for Athens metro area; middle half earns $82,990 to $130,000
- $103,380 median for Savannah metro area; middle half earns $76,400 to $115,210
- $97,930 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $70,580 to $129,240
- $92,500 median for Gainesville metro area; middle half earns $80,420 to $111,130
- $72,340 median for Augusta metro area; middle half earns $59,670 to $102,680
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 chemistss · Highest-paying occupations in South Georgia 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.