Chemists pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$97,940avg. a year
$47.09 an hour · 6,750 employed
Chemists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $97,940 a year. That is $2,980 (3%) less than the New York average of $100,920. The U.S. average is $100,450.
$85,150Median pay
$47.09Average hourly
-3%vs. New York average
6,750Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for chemists in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
1400 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$122,210
$58.76 an hour
2300 jobs
Rochester, NY
$97,950
$47.09 an hour
370 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$96,580
$46.43 an hour
4320 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$94,240
$45.31 an hour
530 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$93,780
$45.09 an hour
660 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$93,700
$45.05 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do chemists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $97,940 a year, and the median is $85,150. About 6,750 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $2,980 (3%) less than the New York average of $100,920.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.34 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 19-2031. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.