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Chemists salary in Vermont

SOC 19-2031 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$86,120
per year in Vermont
Middle half
$74,420–$108,300
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
80
in Vermont
Concentration
0.47×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Vermont
$86,120
published median
United States
$91,240
5.6% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
25th
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $86,120 median has purchasing power comparable to about $87,915 nationally. Vermont's BEA regional price parity is 98.0 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Vermont.

$68,640$128,420

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in Vermont

Every linked area below has a published estimate for chemists. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Burlington-South Burlington, VT$86,120100.9500.82×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where chemists wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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