How much do Chemical Engineers make in Toledo, OH?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $98,240 and the 90th percentile is $174,760. The difference is $76,520, which is 57.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $111,180 to the 75th at $174,680, covers $63,500.

The mean annual wage is $139,120, which sits above the median of $132,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Toledo, OH median is 6.2% higher than the national median of $125,040 for Chemical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $145,164, which is 16.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.4% higher than the Ohio median of $111,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $132,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Engineers at $145,164 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Engineers. Toledo, OH ranks 1st of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $78,660 and employment of 50. That median is 40.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,974, against $145,164 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 85 miles away, with a median of $104,230 and employment of 220. That median is 21.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,920, against $145,164 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 93 miles away, with a median of $66,230 and employment of 50. That median is 50.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,722, against $145,164 here.

Employment share

Chemical Engineers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Toledo, OH (70 of 291,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.77 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.