Doctorate (PhD), Chemistry Degree Salary

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Updated: 16 May 2013

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Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Chemistry Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$70K	$140K
Research Scientist	$54,937 - $104,266
Senior Research Scientist (Unspecified Type)	$63,260 - $128,008
Chemist	$41,014 - $111,076
Sr. Chemist	$70,099 - $118,129
Research Chemist	$48,469 - $96,963
Postdoctoral Research Associate	$34,000 - $70,000
Senior Research Scientist, Biotechnology	$58,305 - $138,086
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 16 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 682

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Chemistry Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


University of California - Berkeley	$74,570 - $154,742
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)	$45,958 - $107,538
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)	$76,025 - $137,099
Ohio State University (OSU) - Main Campus	$39,653 - $149,922
University of Wisconsin (UW) - Madison	$63,861 - $160,459

Popular Companies

Salary Range


BASF Corporation	$70,000 - $124,800
Intel Corporation	$91,340 - $114,000

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Popular Cities

Salary Range


Houston, Texas	$78,297 - $234,896
Boston, Massachusetts	$53,829 - $141,959
Chicago, Illinois	$39,732 - $145,972
Cambridge, Massachusetts	$39,753 - $149,411
New York, New York	$30,063 - $155,737

Gender

	Female 21%			Male 79%
Salary:	$55,264 - $98,283			$73,073 - $121,142

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