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Chemical Technicians earn $60,390 a year at the midpoint

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The lowest tenth are paid about $41,740, the highest tenth about $92,040 — figures from the 2025 federal wage survey.

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$60,390median a year · United States
$29.03an hour $63,900average 57,540people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$48,53025th $60,390median $75,90075th
$41,74010th percentile $92,04090th percentile
$48,530a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$85,850best-paying state · Louisiana
$45,230lowest-paying state · Arkansas
+42%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $85,850 in Louisiana and $45,230 in Arkansas — a gap of $40,620 a year.

Chemical technician earnings, from starting pay to the best-paid 10%

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Place 396 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 50% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 394 Carpenters $60,580
  2. 395 Postal Service Mail Carriers $60,550
  3. 396 Chemical Technicians $60,390
  4. 397 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $60,280
  5. 398 Farm and Home Management Educators $60,220

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  • Conducted chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
  • Maintained, cleaned, or sterilized laboratory instruments or equipment.
  • Monitored product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

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Adjacent work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Chemical Technicians$60,390
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$62,280+$1,890 Biological Technicians$57,510−$2,880 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$55,090−$5,300 Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$53,350−$7,040 Food Science Technicians$52,130−$8,260 Agricultural Technicians$49,630−$10,760

Chemical technician wages by state

The 36 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.90 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Louisiana $85,850 $47,690 $47,690 — $111,950 960
Delaware $78,620 $44,520 $44,520 — $94,660 540
South Carolina $75,020 $48,860 $48,860 — $81,820 2,080
Missouri $68,550 $43,960 $43,960 — $101,140 720
Massachusetts $67,570 $48,730 $48,730 — $92,720 1,780
Arizona $65,860 $46,140 $46,140 — $93,040 390
Colorado $63,770 $46,850 $46,850 — $94,970 1,180
Texas $62,580 $43,970 $43,970 — $105,650 6,090
Minnesota $62,400 $48,030 $48,030 — $92,550 870
Washington $62,100 $46,390 $46,390 — $87,610 730
Illinois $61,890 $40,490 $40,490 — $95,520 1,320
Kansas $61,560 $43,170 $43,170 — $80,840 370
Nevada $61,520 $44,480 $44,480 — $86,720 1,050
New York $60,900 $41,600 $41,600 — $83,190 2,200
Kentucky $60,830 $40,940 $40,940 — $97,810 700
Oklahoma $60,020 $35,410 $35,410 — $97,380 610
Ohio $59,750 $42,000 $42,000 — $86,390 3,120
California $59,510 $44,070 $44,070 — $88,900 6,800
Wisconsin $59,440 $41,320 $41,320 — $81,830 1,090
Pennsylvania $59,420 $41,090 $41,090 — $85,890 2,710
Indiana $59,290 $37,650 $37,650 — $94,300 1,990
North Carolina $59,030 $45,280 $45,280 — $83,110 2,660
New Jersey $58,580 $46,380 $46,380 — $81,390 2,730
Michigan $58,180 $44,520 $44,520 — $85,520 2,220
Alabama $58,150 $37,990 $37,990 — $84,930 1,190
Georgia $58,120 $42,560 $42,560 — $94,070 850
Iowa $58,090 $44,750 $44,750 — $74,070 440
Oregon $57,960 $43,840 $43,840 — $73,060 340
Connecticut $57,310 $41,040 $41,040 — $81,630 510
Tennessee $54,840 $41,290 $41,290 — $77,990 1,470
Mississippi $54,580 $36,150 $36,150 — $81,690 480
Florida $54,050 $39,200 $39,200 — $75,560 1,840
Virginia $51,850 $34,390 $34,390 — $80,680 1,370
Maryland $49,280 $33,550 $33,550 — $73,090 590
Utah $49,030 $38,550 $38,550 — $86,590 580
Arkansas $45,230 $35,190 $35,190 — $83,040 500

Chemical technician pay rate, hourly to annual

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Questions people often ask

What is a chemical technician’s yearly income?

A chemical technician makes a median of $60,390 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $48,530 and $75,900.

What is a chemical technician’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $29.03 an hour; the average is $63,900 a year.

What is the starting pay for a chemical technician?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $48,530 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $41,740.

Which state pays chemical technicians the most?

Louisiana, with a median of $85,850 a year.

How many people work as chemical technicians?

About 57,540 in the United States — number 396 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays nearly the same

Median pay within $190 of what chemical technicians earn — $60,390 a year — but not always the same spread.

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