SOC 19-2031 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Chemists make in Mobile, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chemists in Mobile, AL is $102,600. The 10th percentile is $65,830 and the 90th percentile is $132,880. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$102,600

10th percentile
$65,830
25th percentile
$77,950
Median
$102,600
75th percentile
$108,890
90th percentile
$132,880
Mean
$98,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Chemists, the published 10th percentile is $65,830 and the 90th percentile is $132,880. The difference is $67,050, which is 65.4% 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 $77,950 to the 75th at $108,890, covers $30,940.

The mean annual wage is $98,040, which sits below the median of $102,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mobile, AL median is 12.5% higher than the national median of $91,240 for Chemists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,461, which is 27.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Alabama median of $97,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemists at $116,461 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemists. Mobile, AL ranks 3rd of 7 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).).

  • Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 50 miles away, with a median of $75,610 and employment of 30. That median is 26.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,006, against $116,461 here.
  • Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $97,470 and employment of 40. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,747, against $116,461 here.
  • Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 109 miles away, with a median of $105,770 and employment of 30. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,006, against $116,461 here.

Employment share

Chemists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Mobile, AL (90 of 172,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Mobile, AL · Chemists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Chemists make in Mobile, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chemists in Mobile, AL is $102,600. The 10th percentile is $65,830 and the 90th percentile is $132,880. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Chemists?

The local median is 12.5% higher than the national median of $91,240.

What is Chemists pay in Mobile, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $102,600 is $116,461. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Mobile, AL compare with nearby metros for Chemists?

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $75,610. Mobile, AL ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.