How much do Chemists make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Chemists, the published 10th percentile is $52,020 and the 90th percentile is $109,450. The difference is $57,430, which is 72.9% 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 $64,760 to the 75th at $84,790, covers $20,030.

The mean annual wage is $79,940, which sits above the median of $78,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 13.7% lower than the national median of $91,240 for Chemists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,926, which is 11.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Wisconsin median of $78,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemists at $80,926 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemists. Madison, WI ranks 11th of 15 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).).

• Janesville-Beloit, WI is 39 miles away, with a median of $95,430 and employment of 40. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,843, against $80,926 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $78,860 and employment of 440. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,352, against $80,926 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 94 miles away, with a median of $84,520 and employment of 80. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,586, against $80,926 here.

Employment share

Chemists accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (780 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.59 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.