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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$78,816
Entry wage$57,533
10th percentile wage$54,436
50th percentile wage$69,878
90th percentile wage$107,860
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services50100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services50$69,878
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1052)
Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1042) who teach biochemistry.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$69878.40 $64184.84  $5693.56
2019$67652.01+3.3%$62139.85 +3.3%$5512.16
2018$65881.01+2.7%$60513.15 +2.7%$5367.86
2017$64363.02+2.4%$59118.84 +2.4%$5244.18
2016$63351.02+1.6%$58189.30 +1.6%$5161.72
2015$62136.62+2.0%$57073.85 +2.0%$5062.77
2014$60972.83+1.9%$56004.87 +1.9%$4967.95
2013$59809.03+1.9%$54935.90 +1.9%$4873.13
2012$58645.23+2.0%$53866.93 +2.0%$4778.30
2011$57734.43+1.6%$53030.34 +1.6%$4704.09
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$69878.40 $55085.21  $14793.19
2019$67652.01+3.3%$52848.84 +4.2%$14803.16
2018$65881.01+2.7%$51240.23 +3.1%$14640.78
2017$64363.02+2.4%$49867.02 +2.8%$14495.99
2016$63351.02+1.6%$48729.22 +2.3%$14621.79
2015$62136.62+2.0%$47709.13 +2.1%$14427.49
2014$60972.83+1.9%$46689.03 +2.2%$14283.79
2013$59809.03+1.9%$45747.40 +2.1%$14061.63
2012$58645.23+2.0%$44962.71 +1.7%$13682.52
2011$57734.43+1.6%$44256.49 +1.6%$13477.94
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $92,12060
South Central $71,844 
Southwest $69,87850
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $92,12060
Southwest $69,87850
South Central $71,844 
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