How much do Chemists make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Chemists, the published 10th percentile is $60,600 and the 90th percentile is $134,820. The difference is $74,220, which is 78.8% 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 $71,850 to the 75th at $121,300, covers $49,450.

The mean annual wage is $96,840, which sits above the median of $94,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 3.2% higher than the national median of $91,240 for Chemists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,639, which is 8.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% higher than the Ohio median of $85,270.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemists at $98,639 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemists. Columbus, OH ranks 3rd of 20 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).).

• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $104,510 and employment of 230. That median is 11% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,747, against $98,639 here.
• Lima, OH is 87 miles away, with a median of $72,570 and employment of 100. That median is 22.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,931, against $98,639 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 98 miles away, with a median of $76,660 and employment of 50. That median is 18.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,744, against $98,639 here.

Employment share

Chemists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (1,170 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.99 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.