How much do Chemical Technicians make in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $42,240 and the 90th percentile is $72,900. The difference is $30,660, which is 53.4% 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 $49,000 to the 75th at $64,490, covers $15,490.

The mean annual wage is $58,130, which sits above the median of $57,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL median is 5% lower than the national median of $60,390 for Chemical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,741, which is 2.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the Florida median of $54,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 97.717, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Technicians at $58,741 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Technicians. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ranks 5th of 11 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).).

• Mobile, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $62,040 and employment of 170. That median is 8.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,422, against $58,741 here.
• Dothan, AL is 109 miles away, with a median of $53,610 and employment of 30. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,949, against $58,741 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 110 miles away, with a median of $45,750 and employment of 120. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,830, against $58,741 here.

Employment share

Chemical Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (40 of 190,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.