How much do Chemists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Chemists, the published 10th percentile is $59,570 and the 90th percentile is $135,800. The difference is $76,230, which is 87.6% 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 $74,920 to the 75th at $113,630, covers $38,710.

The mean annual wage is $99,150, which sits above the median of $87,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $91,240 for Chemists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,660, which is 16% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11% lower than the California median of $97,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemists at $76,660 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemists. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 5th of 8 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $82,960 and employment of 220. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,054, against $76,660 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $97,570 and employment of 190. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,713, against $76,660 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $85,930 and employment of 110. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,981, against $76,660 here.

Employment share

Chemists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (3,190 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.