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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$41.39
Entry wage$27.76
10th percentile wage$25.43
50th percentile wage$39.84
90th percentile wage$62.64
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing4074.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing4042.24
Chemists (19-2031)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or chemical experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Exclude "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042) and "Biochemists and Biophysicists" (19-1021).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$39.84 $36.27  $3.57
2016$38.91+2.4%$35.42 +2.4%$3.49
2015$38.16+2.0%$34.74 +2.0%$3.42
2014$37.45+1.9%$34.09 +1.9%$3.36
2013$36.73+1.9%$33.44 +1.9%$3.29
2012$36.02+2.0%$32.79 +2.0%$3.23
2011$35.46+1.6%$32.28 +1.6%$3.18
2010$34.84+1.8%$31.72 +1.8%$3.12
2009$34.46+1.1%$31.38 +1.1%$3.09
2008$33.44+3.1%$30.44 +3.1%$3.00
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$39.84 $18.48  $21.36
2016$38.91+2.4%$17.89 +3.3%$21.02
2015$38.16+2.0%$17.51 +2.1%$20.65
2014$37.45+1.9%$17.14 +2.2%$20.31
2013$36.73+1.9%$16.79 +2.1%$19.94
2012$36.02+2.0%$16.51 +1.7%$19.51
2011$35.46+1.6%$16.25 +1.6%$19.21
2010$34.84+1.8%$15.97 +1.7%$18.86
2009$34.46+1.1%$15.76 +1.4%$18.71
2008$33.44+3.1%$15.35 +2.6%$18.08
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$53.89380
Norwich-New London$51.77 
Danbury$42.5290
Waterbury$39.8450
Hartford$38.13 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$53.89380
Bridgeport-Stamford$35.65240
Danbury$42.5290
Waterbury$39.8450
Hartford$38.13 
Wages in other areas
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