How much do Chemists make in Boulder, CO?

Percentile spread

For Chemists, the published 10th percentile is $61,260 and the 90th percentile is $165,280. The difference is $104,020, which is 98.5% 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 $84,240 to the 75th at $136,940, covers $52,700.

The mean annual wage is $109,180, which sits above the median of $105,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 15.7% higher than the national median of $91,240 for Chemists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $100,369, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the Colorado median of $101,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemists at $100,369 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemists. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $83,340 and employment of 200. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,410, against $100,369 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $102,390 and employment of 820. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,793, against $100,369 here.
• Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $87,350 and employment of 80. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,197, against $100,369 here.

Employment share

Chemists accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (500 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.88 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.