How much do Chemists make in Tulsa, OK?

Percentile spread

For Chemists, the published 10th percentile is $46,500 and the 90th percentile is $109,320. The difference is $62,820, which is 58.9% 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 $62,380 to the 75th at $109,320, covers $46,940.

The mean annual wage is $88,310, which sits below the median of $106,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 16.9% higher than the national median of $91,240 for Chemists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $119,589, which is 31.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 42.3% higher than the Oklahoma median of $74,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemists at $119,589 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. Tulsa, OK ranks 1st 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).).

• Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $61,750 and employment of 280. That median is 42.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,301, against $119,589 here.
• Joplin, MO-KS is 109 miles away, with a median of $77,460 and employment of 40. That median is 27.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,366, against $119,589 here.
• Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $96,040 and employment of 90. That median is 10% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,976, against $119,589 here.

Employment share

Chemists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (170 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.