Chemists & materials scientists are most often employed by the Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Chemists & materials scientists was $98,474 in 2022.
The locations that employ the most Chemists & materials scientists are Central Montgomery County--Gaithersburg & Rockville PUMA, MD, Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 2 (South) PUMA, LA, and San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Chemists & materials scientists are San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA, Middlesex County (Northwest)--North Piscataway & South Plainfield PUMA, NJ, and Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 2 (South) PUMA, LA.