What are the main factors that influence an Associate Analytical Chemist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Associate Analytical Chemist's salary?

An Associate Analytical Chemist's salary grows with experience: starting around $45,240 for beginners, reaching about $56,742 at mid-level, and approach $88,619 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Analytical Chemist?

Associate Analytical Chemist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Analytical Chemist roles are District of Columbia $50,738, California $50,546, Massachusetts $49,872. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Analytical Chemist roles make?

Salaries for Associate Analytical Chemist level roles vary by specialization: Analytical Chemist V: $150,330; Analytical Chemist IV: $128,780; Analytical Chemist III: $98,180; Senior Analytical Chemist: $97,458; Qc Analytical Chemist: $96,142.

Associate Analytical Chemist Salary in the United States

How much does an Associate Analytical Chemist make in the United States? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Analytical Chemist in the United States is $45,826 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Associate Analytical Chemist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,196
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,116 to $48,637
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,738

10% $38,738

50% (Median) $45,826

90% $51,196

Associate Analytical Chemist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,637	$4,053	$935	$23
Average	$45,826	$3,819	$881	$22
25th Percentile	$42,116	$3,510	$810	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Analytical Chemist Salaries

An Associate Analytical Chemist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Associate Analytical Chemist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Analytical Chemist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $45,240
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,586
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,742
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,387
Expert (over 8 years): $88,619

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Associate Analytical Chemist	less than 1 year	$45,240
Payroll Clerk II	1-2 years	$50,586
Payroll Clerk III	2-4 years	$56,742
Payroll Clerk IV	5-8 years	$62,387
Payroll Team Lead	over 8 years	$88,619

How Do Associate Analytical Chemist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Associate Analytical Chemists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,738.
California: $50,546.
Massachusetts: $49,872.

District of Columbia $50,738 California $50,546 Massachusetts $49,872 Washington $49,689 New Jersey $49,671 Alaska $49,607 Connecticut $48,974 New York $48,718

Hawaii $47,897 Rhode Island $47,512 Maryland $47,251 Minnesota $46,894 Colorado $46,756 Illinois $46,710 Oregon $46,536 Delaware $46,408

New Hampshire $46,327 Virginia $46,147 Pennsylvania $45,620 Nevada $45,354 North Dakota $45,267 Michigan $45,129 Wisconsin $45,079 Vermont $44,978

Texas $44,699 Maine $44,680 Arizona $44,653 Ohio $44,621 Georgia $44,199 Indiana $43,988 Wyoming $43,947 Utah $43,883

Iowa $43,855 Kansas $43,635 Louisiana $43,571 North Carolina $43,548 Missouri $43,539 Florida $43,360 Montana $43,264 Nebraska $43,173

Kentucky $43,122 South Carolina $42,939 Tennessee $42,824 Idaho $42,778 New Mexico $42,444 Oklahoma $42,371 Alabama $42,100 South Dakota $41,647

Arkansas $41,399 West Virginia $41,266 Mississippi $40,868

Top Paying Cities for Associate Analytical Chemist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $57,800
San Francisco: $57,167
Oakland: $55,963

San Jose, CA $57,800

San Francisco, CA $57,167

Oakland, CA $55,963

New York, NY $52,763

Paramus, NJ $52,122

Queens Village, NY $52,120

Passaic, NJ $52,076

Bergenfield, NJ $52,072

Stamford, CT $51,971

Huntington, NY $51,952

Newark, NJ $51,614

Bridgeport, CT $51,517

Vallejo, CA $51,426

New Brunswick, NJ $51,407

Petaluma, CA $51,380

Middlesex, NJ $51,293

Somerset, NJ $51,261

Santa Cruz, CA $51,201

Boston, MA $50,922

Monterey, CA $50,761

Seattle, WA $50,656

Santa Rosa, CA $50,647

Los Angeles, CA $50,633

Juneau, AK $50,514

Washington, DC $50,463

Orange, CA $50,300

Santa Ana, CA $50,179

Long Beach, CA $50,134

Anaheim, CA $50,124

Anchorage, AK $50,101

Santa Maria, CA $49,964

Everett, WA $49,955

Danbury, CT $49,794

Bremerton, WA $49,730

Tacoma, WA $49,565

New Suffolk, NY $49,564

Sacramento, CA $49,552

Santa Barbara, CA $49,501

San Diego, CA $49,451

Trenton, NJ $49,451

Brockton, MA $49,400

Fairbanks, AK $49,288

Lompoc, CA $49,171

Lowell, MA $49,134

Ventura, CA $49,125

Nashua, NH $49,116

Stockton, CA $49,112

Modesto, CA $48,777

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,676

Olympia, WA $48,589

Kennewick, WA $48,589

New Haven, CT $48,571

Lawrence, MA $48,406

Hartford, CT $48,360

Riverside, CA $48,351

New Bedford, MA $48,305

Richland, WA $48,305

Bakersfield, CA $48,241

San Bernardino, CA $48,223

New Britain, CT $48,218

Atlantic City, NJ $48,218

New London, CT $48,200

Norwich, CT $48,186

Portsmouth, NH $48,177

Boulder, CO $48,080

Portland, OR $48,016

Worcester, MA $48,012

Minneapolis, MN $47,870

Philadelphia, PA $47,806

Honolulu, HI $47,654

Saint Paul, MN $47,632

Vineland, NJ $47,622

Providence, RI $47,489

Chicago, IL $47,356

Bellingham, WA $47,301

Springfield, MA $47,265

Baltimore, MD $47,251

Chico, CA $47,137

Pittsfield, MA $47,013

Manchester, NH $46,926

Spokane, WA $46,724

Denver, CO $46,720

Albany, NY $46,504

Troy, NY $46,486

Nassau, NY $46,437

Schenectady, NY $46,390

Wilmington, DE $46,353

Burlington, VT $46,289

Salem, OR $46,270

Portland, ME $46,128

Yakima, WA $46,083

Rochester, MN $45,940

Reno, NV $45,918

Fresno, CA $45,918

Milwaukee, WI $45,876

Detroit, MI $45,830

Ann Arbor, MI $45,823

Allentown, PA $45,817

Colorado Springs, CO $45,739

Syracuse, NY $45,716

Carson City, NV $45,716

Houston, TX $45,652

Eugene, OR $45,629

Gary, IN $45,574

Springfield, OR $45,537

Bismarck, ND $45,528

Galveston, TX $45,496

Medford, OR $45,427

Fort Collins, CO $45,409

Concord, NH $45,386

Austin, TX $45,372

Mesa, AZ $45,276

Reading, PA $45,271

Phoenix, AZ $45,267

Dallas, TX $45,253

Saint Cloud, MN $45,209

Madison, WI $45,148

Utica, NY $45,024

Rochester, NY $44,951

Des Moines, IA $44,946

Raleigh, NC $44,941

Atlanta, GA $44,873

Battle Creek, MI $44,859

Salt Lake City, UT $44,845

Lancaster, PA $44,776

Harrisburg, PA $44,712

Kansas City, MO $44,667

Kansas City, KS $44,657

Champaign, IL $44,657

Fort Worth, TX $44,653

Columbus, OH $44,645

Boca Raton, FL $44,634

Pittsburgh, PA $44,616

Richmond, VA $44,598

Indianapolis, IN $44,589

Cleveland, OH $44,584

Las Vegas, NV $44,529

Cincinnati, OH $44,529

Petersburg, VA $44,460

Huntsville, AL $44,392

Lansing, MI $44,361

Lebanon, PA $44,355

Pueblo, CO $44,350

Appleton, WI $44,337

Buffalo, NY $44,318

Dayton, OH $44,304

Racine, WI $44,295

Charlotte, NC $44,291

Saint Louis, MO $44,277

York, PA $44,249

Elkhart, IN $44,249

Gastonia, NC $44,241

Billings, MT $44,230

Beaumont, TX $44,217

Lorain, OH $44,208

Benton Harbor, MI $44,199

Toledo, OH $44,190

Binghamton, NY $44,167

Rock Hill, SC $44,162

Rockford, IL $44,140

Springfield, IL $44,121

Elyria, OH $44,117

Fargo, ND $44,117

Flagstaff, AZ $44,085

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,057

Duluth, MN $44,030

Miami, FL $44,030

Grand Forks, ND $43,997

Cheyenne, WY $43,997

Bangor, ME $43,897

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,846

Durham, NC $43,827

Louisville, KY $43,823

Grand Rapids, MI $43,814

Hialeah, FL $43,810

Casper, WY $43,745

Scranton, PA $43,690

New Orleans, LA $43,677

Virginia Beach, VA $43,672

Akron, OH $43,649

Peoria, IL $43,590

Sarasota, FL $43,580

Nashville, TN $43,548

Omaha, NE $43,548

Green Bay, WI $43,548

Baton Rouge, LA $43,525

Charleston, SC $43,516

Davenport, IA $43,493

Jamestown, NY $43,493

Tucson, AZ $43,470

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,443

Tampa, FL $43,434

Evansville, IN $43,406

Port Arthur, TX $43,406

Bradenton, FL $43,388

Santa Fe, NM $43,305

Orlando, FL $43,223

Clearwater, FL $43,209

La Crosse, WI $43,113

Canton, OH $43,113

Albuquerque, NM $43,086

Newport News, VA $43,081

High Point, NC $43,067

Ogden, UT $43,049

Corpus Christi, TX $43,012

Norfolk, VA $42,985

Laramie, WY $42,985

Rock Island, IL $42,957

Saginaw, MI $42,948

Jacksonville, FL $42,943

Salisbury, NC $42,934

Boise, ID $42,925

Moline, IL $42,902

Fort Myers, FL $42,888

Memphis, TN $42,879

Tulsa, OK $42,856

Waterloo, IA $42,829

Spartanburg, SC $42,783

Lincoln, NE $42,760

Fort Wayne, IN $42,751

Provo, UT $42,746

Cedar Falls, IA $42,691

San Antonio, TX $42,673

Greensboro, NC $42,655

South Bend, IN $42,650

Savannah, GA $42,600

Muskegon, MI $42,581

Birmingham, AL $42,577

Winston Salem, NC $42,554

Lake Charles, LA $42,444

Anderson, IN $42,435

Lexington, KY $42,421

Augusta, GA $42,407

Greenville, SC $42,407

Lima, OH $42,371

Wichita, KS $42,366

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,366

Columbia, SC $42,325

Springfield, OH $42,316

Asheville, NC $42,242

Bloomington, IN $42,210

Knoxville, TN $42,045

Shreveport, LA $42,041

Wilmington, NC $41,981

Roanoke, VA $41,981

Topeka, KS $41,899

Frankfort, KY $41,894

Oklahoma City, OK $41,862

Chillicothe, OH $41,844

Longview, TX $41,839

Melbourne, FL $41,834

Sioux Falls, SD $41,761

Mobile, AL $41,757

Terre Haute, IN $41,738

Altoona, PA $41,711

Amarillo, TX $41,679

Killeen, TX $41,665

Fayetteville, AR $41,628

Chattanooga, TN $41,614

Sioux City, IA $41,573

Idaho Falls, ID $41,564

Lynchburg, VA $41,527

Gainesville, FL $41,468

Portsmouth, OH $41,445

Little Rock, AR $41,436

Lafayette, LA $41,417

Youngstown, OH $41,417

Daytona Beach, FL $41,390

Clarksville, TN $41,385

Pensacola, FL $41,381

Temple, TX $41,378

Hopkinsville, KY $41,243

Erie, PA $41,234

Florence, SC $41,216

Charleston, WV $41,142

Great Falls, MT $41,120

Macon, GA $41,055

Tallahassee, FL $41,051

Fayetteville, NC $41,042

Waco, TX $41,033

Helena, MT $41,000

Pine Bluff, AR $40,983

Vincennes, IN $40,927

Lubbock, TX $40,909

Alamogordo, NM $40,881

Twin Falls, ID $40,840

Rapid City, SD $40,826

Jackson, MS $40,744

Huntington, WV $40,741

Greenville, MS $40,739

Parkersburg, WV $40,692

Montgomery, AL $40,684

Wichita Falls, TX $40,638

Springfield, MO $40,638

Biloxi, MS $40,615

Monroe, LA $40,570

Johnstown, PA $40,538

Sumter, SC $40,519

Columbus, GA $40,515

Pascagoula, MS $40,428

Abilene, TX $40,428

Kingsport, TN $40,308

Albany, GA $40,308

Gulfport, MS $40,295

Alexandria, LA $40,143

Fort Smith, AR $40,029

El Paso, TX $39,905

Las Cruces, NM $39,699

Harlingen, TX $39,583

Pocatello, ID $39,575

Florence, AL $39,516

Brownsville, TX $39,507

Mcallen, TX $39,410

Dothan, AL $39,346

Columbus, MS $39,074

Altus, OK $38,860

Lawton, OK $38,773

Pierre, SD $38,608

Associate Analytical Chemist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Analytical Chemist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Associate Analytical Chemist positions in MFG Durable or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Analytical Chemist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Analytical Chemist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$54,991	$26.0	20%
Biotechnology	$52,700	$25.0	15%
Healthcare	$51,325	$25.0	12%
Business Services	$50,408	$24.0	10%
Financial Services	$50,408	$24.0	10%

Associate Analytical Chemist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Analytical Chemist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$42,116

Average $45,826/year

$48,637

$3,510

Average $3,819/month

$4,053

$810

Average $881/week

$935

$20

Average $22/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,637	$4,053	$935	$23
Average	$45,826	$3,819	$881	$22
25th Percentile	$42,116	$3,510	$810	$20

Salary Trends for Associate Analytical Chemist

Salaries for an Associate Analytical Chemist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,625 in 2023 to around $39,039 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Associate Analytical Chemist salary trends, click here.

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2024	$39,295
2025	$39,039

Most common benefits for Associate Analytical Chemist

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Common company salaries for Associate Analytical Chemist

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C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology United States

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