How much do Chemical Technicians make in Waco, TX?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,870 and the 90th percentile is $72,630. The difference is $33,760, which is 62.9% 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 $48,440 to the 75th at $58,210, covers $9,770.

The mean annual wage is $54,910, which sits above the median of $53,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waco, TX median is 11.1% lower than the national median of $60,390 for Chemical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,979, which is 4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.3% lower than the Texas median of $62,580.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waco, TX is 92.550, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Technicians at $57,979 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Technicians. Waco, TX ranks 5th of 7 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).).

• College Station-Bryan, TX is 75 miles away, with a median of $34,140 and employment of 80. That median is 36.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,537, against $57,979 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $62,990 and employment of 950. That median is 17.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,102, against $57,979 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $54,710 and employment of 300. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,789, against $57,979 here.

Employment share

Chemical Technicians accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Waco, TX (80 of 129,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 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.