How much do Chemists make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Chemists, the published 10th percentile is $80,060 and the 90th percentile is $168,460. The difference is $88,400, which is 68.9% 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 $98,640 to the 75th at $167,220, covers $68,580.

The mean annual wage is $126,650, which sits below the median of $128,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Charles, LA median is 40.7% higher than the national median of $91,240 for Chemists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $149,478, which is 63.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.5% higher than the Louisiana median of $103,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Charles, LA is 85.852, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemists at $149,478 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemists. Lake Charles, LA ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 61 miles away, with a median of $99,390 and employment of 160. That median is 22.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,377, against $149,478 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $107,590 and employment of 270. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,517, against $149,478 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 130 miles away, with a median of $106,740 and employment of 2,430. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,224, against $149,478 here.

Employment share

Chemists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (180 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.33 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.