Research Chemist Salary

What is the salary of a Research Chemist? In the United States, a Research Chemist earns an average salary of $151,689. The salary range for a Research Chemist is usually between $141,884 and $166,175 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $166,735. The highest Research Chemist salary in the United States was $166,735. The average hourly pay for a Research Chemist is $72.93.

Employers paying the highest salary for a Research Chemist job are Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (CA), Southern Nevada Water Authority (NV) and East Bay Municipal Utility District (CA).

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$151,689/yr

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6,546^th

Research Chemist Salary Statistics

Top Paying Employers for Research Chemist Jobs

Employer	Average Salary
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, CA	$166,455
Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	$147,496
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	$133,648

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Research Chemist Salary in States

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State	Average Salary	Records Number
California	$150,052	4
Kansas	$40,193	1
Nevada	$140,280	4

Top Paid Research Chemist

Research Chemist Salary Lookup

Name	State	Employer
Rebecca Trenholm A Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Rebecca Trenholm A	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Oscar Quinones M Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Oscar Quinones M	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Oscar Quinones M Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Oscar Quinones M	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Rebecca Trenholm A Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Rebecca Trenholm A	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Peter Morrissey J. East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	Peter Morrissey J.	CA	East Bay Municipal Utility District	View Details
Michael Patchin A. East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	Michael Patchin A.	CA	East Bay Municipal Utility District	View Details
Michael Patchin A. East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	Michael Patchin A.	CA	East Bay Municipal Utility District	View Details
Oscar Quinones Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Oscar Quinones	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Rebecca Trenholm Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Rebecca Trenholm	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Xin Xu East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	Xin Xu	CA	East Bay Municipal Utility District	View Details
Oscar Quinones M Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Oscar Quinones M	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Michael Patchin A. East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	Michael Patchin A.	CA	East Bay Municipal Utility District	View Details
Yingbo Guo C Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, CA	Yingbo Guo C	CA	Metropolitan Water District of Southern California	View Details
Michael Sclimenti J Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, CA	Michael Sclimenti J	CA	Metropolitan Water District of Southern California	View Details
Rebecca Trenholm A Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Rebecca Trenholm A	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Peter Morrissey J. East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	Peter Morrissey J.	CA	East Bay Municipal Utility District	View Details
Peter Morrissey East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	Peter Morrissey	CA	East Bay Municipal Utility District	View Details
Brett Vanderford Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Brett Vanderford	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Oscar Quinones M Southern Nevada Water Authority, NV	Oscar Quinones M	NV	Southern Nevada Water Authority	View Details
Xin Xu East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA	Xin Xu	CA	East Bay Municipal Utility District	View Details