What are the main factors that influence a GC Chemist's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for GC Chemist?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for GC Chemist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A GC Chemist's salary?

A GC Chemist's salary grows with experience: starting around $65,903 for beginners, reaching about $99,053 at mid-level, and approach $151,684 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a GC Chemist?

GC Chemist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for GC Chemist roles are District of Columbia $114,479, California $114,045, Massachusetts $112,525. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of GC Chemist roles make?

Salaries for GC Chemist level roles vary by specialization: Expert Chemist: $150,400; Chemist V: $150,304; Specialist Chemist: $128,800; Chemist IV: $128,725; Chemist: $99,825.

GC Chemist Salary in Vermont

How much does a GC Chemist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a GC Chemist in Vermont is $101,482 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $123,757
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,285 to $113,141
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,911

10% $83,911

50% (Median) $101,482

90% $123,757

GC Chemist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,141	$9,428	$2,176	$54
Average	$101,482	$8,457	$1,952	$49
25th Percentile	$92,285	$7,690	$1,775	$44

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Key Factors That Influence GC Chemist Salaries

A GC 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 GC Chemist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a GC 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): $65,903
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,739
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $99,053
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,906
Expert (over 8 years): $151,684

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Chemist I	less than 1 year	$65,903
Chemist II	1-2 years	$81,739
GC Chemist	2-4 years	$99,053
Chemist IV	5-8 years	$129,906
Chemist V	over 8 years	$151,684

How Do GC 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 GC Chemists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $114,479.
California: $114,045.
Massachusetts: $112,525.

District of Columbia $114,479 California $114,045 Massachusetts $112,525 Washington $112,111 New Jersey $112,070 Alaska $111,925 Connecticut $110,498 New York $109,919

Hawaii $108,068 Rhode Island $107,200 Maryland $106,611 Minnesota $105,804 Colorado $105,494 Illinois $105,391 Oregon $104,998 Delaware $104,708

New Hampshire $104,526 Virginia $104,119 Pennsylvania $102,930 Nevada $102,330 North Dakota $102,134 Michigan $101,823 Wisconsin $101,710 Vermont $101,482

Texas $100,851 Maine $100,810 Arizona $100,748 Ohio $100,676 Georgia $99,724 Indiana $99,249 Wyoming $99,156 Utah $99,011

Iowa $98,949 Kansas $98,453 Louisiana $98,308 North Carolina $98,256 Missouri $98,236 Florida $97,832 Montana $97,615 Nebraska $97,408

Kentucky $97,295 South Carolina $96,881 Tennessee $96,623 Idaho $96,519 New Mexico $95,764 Oklahoma $95,599 Alabama $94,989 South Dakota $93,965

Arkansas $93,407 West Virginia $93,107 Mississippi $92,208

Top Paying Cities for GC 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:

Adamant: $103,876
Barre: $104,032
Cabot: $103,803

Adamant, VT $103,876

Barre, VT $104,032

Cabot, VT $103,803

Calais, VT $103,894

East Barre, VT $103,874

East Calais, VT $103,876

East Montpelier, VT $103,945

Eden, VT $103,808

Eden Mills, VT $103,713

Graniteville, VT $104,026

Hyde Park, VT $103,961

Johnson, VT $104,092

Lake Elmore, VT $103,845

Marshfield, VT $103,821

Moretown, VT $104,099

Morrisville, VT $104,087

Moscow, VT $104,139

Northfield, VT $103,972

Northfield Falls, VT $104,458

North Hyde Park, VT $103,953

North Montpelier, VT $103,849

Plainfield, VT $103,834

Roxbury, VT $103,659

South Barre, VT $104,153

Waterbury, VT $104,129

Stowe, VT $104,144

Waitsfield, VT $104,086

Warren, VT $103,891

Washington, VT $103,689

Waterbury Center, VT $104,126

Websterville, VT $104,009

Williamstown, VT $103,888

Wolcott, VT $103,831

Woodbury, VT $103,729

Worcester, VT $103,832

Rutland, VT $103,829

Belmont, VT $103,509

Benson, VT $103,508

Bomoseen, VT $103,671

Brandon, VT $103,748

Bridport, VT $103,759

Castleton, VT $103,691

Center Rutland, VT $103,762

Chittenden, VT $103,523

Cuttingsville, VT $103,487

Danby, VT $103,664

East Middlebury, VT $103,816

East Poultney, VT $103,675

East Wallingford, VT $103,562

Fair Haven, VT $103,600

Florence, VT $103,564

Forest Dale, VT $103,752

Gaysville, VT $103,093

Granville, VT $103,580

Hancock, VT $103,564

Hydeville, VT $103,683

Killington, VT $103,552

Middlebury, VT $103,976

Middletown Springs, VT $103,619

Mount Holly, VT $103,523

North Clarendon, VT $103,675

Orwell, VT $103,664

Pawlet, VT $103,701

Pittsfield, VT $103,612

Pittsford, VT $103,711

Poultney, VT $103,692

Proctor, VT $103,807

Ripton, VT $103,687

Rochester, VT $103,633

Rupert, VT $103,622

Salisbury, VT $103,788

Shoreham, VT $103,700

Stockbridge, VT $103,516

Wallingford, VT $103,572

Wells, VT $103,705

West Pawlet, VT $103,740

West Rupert, VT $103,716

West Rutland, VT $103,652

Whiting, VT $103,704

Saint Johnsbury, VT $103,816

Albany, VT $103,756

Barnet, VT $103,705

Barton, VT $103,744

Beebe Plain, VT $103,775

Concord, VT $103,607

Coventry, VT $103,896

Craftsbury, VT $103,786

Craftsbury Common, VT $103,791

Danville, VT $103,728

Derby, VT $103,775

Derby Line, VT $103,698

East Burke, VT $103,695

East Charleston, VT $103,705

East Hardwick, VT $103,761

East Haven, VT $103,468

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $103,814

Glover, VT $103,713

Granby, VT $103,341

Greensboro, VT $103,678

Greensboro Bend, VT $103,744

Hardwick, VT $103,859

Irasburg, VT $103,719

Island Pond, VT $103,549

Lowell, VT $103,683

Lower Waterford, VT $103,802

Lyndon, VT $103,784

Lyndon Center, VT $103,901

Lyndonville, VT $103,788

Morgan, VT $103,601

Newport, VT $103,838

Newport Center, VT $103,705

North Concord, VT $103,434

North Troy, VT $103,720

Orleans, VT $103,680

Passumpsic, VT $103,822

Peacham, VT $103,613

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $103,825

Sheffield, VT $103,641

Sutton, VT $103,633

Troy, VT $103,730

West Burke, VT $103,702

West Charleston, VT $103,653

West Danville, VT $103,734

Westfield, VT $103,651

West Glover, VT $103,723

Averill, VT $103,119

Beecher Falls, VT $103,788

Canaan, VT $103,529

Gilman, VT $103,985

Guildhall, VT $103,393

Lunenburg, VT $103,618

Norton, VT $103,326

North Bennington, VT $104,480

North Pownal, VT $104,691

Pownal, VT $104,749

White River Junction, VT $103,802

Ascutney, VT $103,851

Barnard, VT $103,567

Bethel, VT $103,631

Bradford, VT $103,739

Bridgewater, VT $103,673

Bridgewater Corners, VT $103,467

Brookfield, VT $103,732

Brownsville, VT $103,675

Chelsea, VT $103,672

Corinth, VT $103,644

East Corinth, VT $103,688

East Randolph, VT $103,707

East Ryegate, VT $103,617

East Thetford, VT $103,746

Fairlee, VT $103,634

Groton, VT $103,662

Hartford, VT $104,072

Hartland, VT $103,708

Hartland Four Corners, VT $103,704

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $103,971

Newbury, VT $103,649

North Hartland, VT $103,782

North Pomfret, VT $103,604

North Thetford, VT $103,743

Norwich, VT $103,723

Plymouth, VT $103,393

Post Mills, VT $103,721

Quechee, VT $103,828

Randolph, VT $103,810

Randolph Center, VT $103,757

Reading, VT $103,479

Sharon, VT $103,629

South Pomfret, VT $103,529

South Royalton, VT $103,659

South Ryegate, VT $103,679

South Strafford, VT $103,653

South Woodstock, VT $103,505

Strafford, VT $103,564

Taftsville, VT $103,836

Thetford, VT $103,746

Thetford Center, VT $103,637

Topsham, VT $103,606

Tunbridge, VT $103,626

Vershire, VT $103,577

Wells River, VT $103,687

West Fairlee, VT $103,877

West Hartford, VT $103,606

West Newbury, VT $103,646

West Topsham, VT $103,689

Wilder, VT $104,077

Windsor, VT $103,751

Woodstock, VT $103,624

Bellows Falls, VT $104,002

Cambridgeport, VT $103,883

Cavendish, VT $103,538

Chester, VT $103,641

Chester Depot, VT $103,604

Grafton, VT $103,562

Londonderry, VT $103,749

Ludlow, VT $103,591

North Springfield, VT $103,953

Perkinsville, VT $103,671

Peru, VT $103,640

Proctorsville, VT $103,555

Saxtons River, VT $103,980

South Londonderry, VT $103,813

Springfield, VT $103,903

Westminster, VT $104,001

Westminster Station, VT $104,008

Weston, VT $103,534

Shaftsbury, VT $104,356

Brattleboro, VT $104,214

Bondville, VT $103,783

East Dover, VT $103,994

Jacksonville, VT $104,255

Jamaica, VT $103,785

Marlboro, VT $104,730

Newfane, VT $103,925

Putney, VT $103,904

Readsboro, VT $104,742

South Newfane, VT $103,962

Stamford, VT $104,667

Townshend, VT $103,831

Vernon, VT $104,532

Wardsboro, VT $103,907

West Dover, VT $104,077

West Dummerston, VT $103,951

West Halifax, VT $104,112

West Townshend, VT $103,692

West Wardsboro, VT $103,694

Whitingham, VT $104,218

Williamsville, VT $103,951

Wilmington, VT $104,155

Burlington, VT $104,439

South Burlington, VT $104,433

Winooski, VT $104,439

Colchester, VT $104,439

Alburgh, VT $103,918

Bakersfield, VT $104,072

Belvidere Center, VT $103,695

Bristol, VT $104,094

Cambridge, VT $104,218

Charlotte, VT $104,298

East Berkshire, VT $103,972

East Fairfield, VT $104,127

Enosburg Falls, VT $103,840

Essex, VT $104,360

Essex Junction, VT $104,367

Fairfax, VT $104,225

Fairfield, VT $104,125

Ferrisburgh, VT $104,182

Franklin, VT $103,846

Grand Isle, VT $104,236

Highgate Center, VT $103,934

Highgate Springs, VT $103,986

Hinesburg, VT $104,296

Huntington, VT $104,217

Isle La Motte, VT $104,047

Jeffersonville, VT $104,148

Jericho, VT $104,273

Jonesville, VT $104,295

Milton, VT $104,322

Monkton, VT $104,212

Montgomery, VT $103,840

Montgomery Center, VT $103,713

New Haven, VT $104,082

North Ferrisburgh, VT $104,228

North Hero, VT $104,125

Richford, VT $103,822

Richmond, VT $104,284

Saint Albans, VT $104,171

Saint Albans Bay, VT $104,158

Shelburne, VT $104,393

Sheldon, VT $104,047

Sheldon Springs, VT $104,303

South Hero, VT $104,330

Starksboro, VT $104,155

Swanton, VT $104,029

Underhill, VT $104,249

Underhill Center, VT $104,252

Vergennes, VT $104,049

Waterville, VT $104,085

Westford, VT $104,301

Williston, VT $104,379

Montpelier, VT $104,015

Bennington, VT $104,556

Arlington, VT $104,188

Dorset, VT $103,783

East Arlington, VT $103,743

East Dorset, VT $103,785

Manchester, VT $104,065

Manchester Center, VT $103,997

GC Chemist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For GC Chemist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 42% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, GC Chemist positions in Transportation or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view GC Chemist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a GC Chemist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$121,779	$59.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$116,705	$56.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$113,660	$55.0	12%
MFG Durable	$111,630	$54.0	10%
Chemicals	$109,601	$53.0	8%

GC Chemist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a GC 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.

$92,285

Average $101,482/year

$113,141

$7,690

Average $8,457/month

$9,428

$1,775

Average $1,952/week

$2,176

$44

Average $49/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,141	$9,428	$2,176	$54
Average	$101,482	$8,457	$1,952	$49
25th Percentile	$92,285	$7,690	$1,775	$44

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