What are the main factors that influence a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager'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 Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager's salary?

A Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager's salary grows with experience: a Chemical Engineer IV - Research & Development (R&D) (7+ years)earns $129,132, a Chemical Engineer - Expert/Consultant (7-10 years)earns $153,874, a Chemical Engineer - Advisor (10-12 years)earns $177,464, a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager (12+ years)earns $138,244, a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Director (12+ years)earns $188,045,

How much do different types of Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager roles make?

Salaries for Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager level roles vary by specialization: Chemical Research & Development Engineering Director: $201,450; Chemical Engineering Director: $201,441; Chemical Engineer VI - Research & Development (R&D): $190,110; Chemical Engineer V - Research & Development (R&D): $164,840; Chemical Process Development Engineering Manager: $160,030.

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Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salary in Idaho

Q: What are the highest paying states for a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager?

Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager roles are District of Columbia $163,970, California $163,350, Massachusetts $161,170. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much does a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager make in Idaho?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager in Idaho is $138,250 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $66.

However, a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $161,978
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $135,110 to $150,670
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $132,251

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Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$150,670	$12,556	$2,898	$72
Average	$138,250	$11,521	$2,659	$66
25th Percentile	$135,110	$11,259	$2,598	$65

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Key Factors That Influence Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salaries

A Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager'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 Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager'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:

Chemical Engineer IV - Research & Development (R&D) (7+ years): $129,132
Chemical Engineer - Expert/Consultant (7-10 years): $153,874
Chemical Engineer - Advisor (10-12 years): $177,464
Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager (12+ years): $138,244
Chemical Research & Development Engineering Director (12+ years): $188,045

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Chemical Engineer IV - Research & Development (R&D)	7+ years	$129,132
Chemical Engineer - Expert/Consultant	7-10 years	$153,874
Chemical Engineer - Advisor	10-12 years	$177,464
Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager	12+ years	$138,244
Chemical Research & Development Engineering Director	12+ years	$188,045

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How Do Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager 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 Chemical Research & Development Engineering Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,970.
California: $163,350.
Massachusetts: $161,170.

District of Columbia $163,970 California $163,350 Massachusetts $161,170 Washington $160,580 New Jersey $160,520 Alaska $160,310 Connecticut $158,270 New York $157,440

Hawaii $154,790 Rhode Island $153,550 Maryland $152,700 Minnesota $151,550 Colorado $151,100 Illinois $150,960 Oregon $150,390 Delaware $149,980

New Hampshire $149,720 Virginia $149,130 Pennsylvania $147,430 Nevada $146,570 North Dakota $146,290 Michigan $145,850 Wisconsin $145,680 Vermont $145,360

Texas $144,450 Maine $144,390 Arizona $144,310 Ohio $144,200 Georgia $142,840 Indiana $142,160 Wyoming $142,030 Utah $141,820

Iowa $141,730 Kansas $141,020 Louisiana $140,810 North Carolina $140,740 Missouri $140,710 Florida $140,130 Montana $139,820 Nebraska $139,520

Kentucky $139,360 South Carolina $138,770 Tennessee $138,400 Idaho $138,250 New Mexico $137,170 Oklahoma $136,930 Alabama $136,060 South Dakota $134,590

Arkansas $133,790 West Virginia $133,360 Mississippi $132,070

Top Paying Cities for Chemical Research & Development Engineering Managers

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:

Pocatello: $127,900
Fort Hall: $128,360
Aberdeen: $130,530

Pocatello, ID $127,900 Fort Hall, ID $128,360 Aberdeen, ID $130,530 American Falls, ID $132,780 Arbon, ID $130,540 Arco, ID $134,060 Arimo, ID $130,230 Atomic City, ID $134,140

Bancroft, ID $131,020 Basalt, ID $133,880 Bern, ID $134,480 Blackfoot, ID $132,450 Bloomington, ID $134,780 Challis, ID $134,020 Clayton, ID $133,970 Clifton, ID $134,790

Cobalt, ID $133,770 Conda, ID $134,560 Dayton, ID $135,460 Dingle, ID $134,420 Downey, ID $133,530 Ellis, ID $134,120 Firth, ID $133,500 Franklin, ID $136,040

Geneva, ID $134,700 Georgetown, ID $134,760 Grace, ID $133,840 Holbrook, ID $134,200 Howe, ID $133,850 Inkom, ID $128,730 Lava Hot Springs, ID $130,660 Mccammon, ID $129,240

Mackay, ID $133,990 Malad City, ID $134,870 May, ID $134,010 Montpelier, ID $134,600 Moore, ID $134,170 Moreland, ID $131,500 Paris, ID $134,680 Pingree, ID $132,860

Preston, ID $134,840 Rockland, ID $133,240 Saint Charles, ID $134,570 Shelley, ID $134,170 Soda Springs, ID $134,940 Kamiah, ID $134,430 Garden City, ID $138,720 Athol, ID $141,310

Avery, ID $134,140 Bayview, ID $137,870 Blanchard, ID $144,620 Bonners Ferry, ID $134,730 Bovill, ID $134,340 Calder, ID $134,380 Careywood, ID $139,720 Cataldo, ID $139,930

Clark Fork, ID $135,170 Clarkia, ID $134,180 Cocolalla, ID $140,010 Coeur D Alene, ID $143,800 Coolin, ID $135,870 Oldtown, ID $142,090 Deary, ID $134,330 Desmet, ID $141,080

Dover, ID $138,270 Eastport, ID $134,590 Elk River, ID $134,400 Fernwood, ID $135,490 Genesee, ID $135,270 Harrison, ID $144,620 Harvard, ID $137,750 Hayden, ID $143,400

Hope, ID $134,430 Kellogg, ID $136,090 Kingston, ID $137,090 Kootenai, ID $136,840 Laclede, ID $139,840 Medimont, ID $140,570 Moscow, ID $136,040 Moyie Springs, ID $134,480

Mullan, ID $134,610 Naples, ID $134,410 Nordman, ID $135,130 Osburn, ID $135,170 Pinehurst, ID $136,970 Plummer, ID $144,420 Ponderay, ID $136,780 Porthill, ID $135,100

Post Falls, ID $148,040 Potlatch, ID $139,280 Priest River, ID $139,000 Princeton, ID $137,170 Rathdrum, ID $146,200 Sagle, ID $138,170 Saint Maries, ID $139,560 Sandpoint, ID $134,780

Colburn, ID $135,550 Santa, ID $136,870 Silverton, ID $134,790 Smelterville, ID $137,160 Spirit Lake, ID $144,680 Tensed, ID $140,840 Troy, ID $134,770 Viola, ID $137,790

Wallace, ID $134,470 Murray, ID $134,360 Worley, ID $146,770 Springfield, ID $129,740 Kendrick, ID $134,270 Kooskia, ID $134,680 Lapwai, ID $134,980 Lenore, ID $134,350

Lucile, ID $134,370 Nezperce, ID $134,270 Orofino, ID $134,450 Peck, ID $134,340 Pierce, ID $134,360 Pollock, ID $134,760 Reubens, ID $134,270 Riggins, ID $134,450

Stites, ID $134,360 Weippe, ID $134,340 White Bird, ID $134,290 Winchester, ID $134,380 Atlanta, ID $135,210 Banks, ID $136,810 Bruneau, ID $134,010 Caldwell, ID $137,550

Cambridge, ID $134,790 Cascade, ID $134,160 Council, ID $134,660 Donnelly, ID $134,540 Eagle, ID $138,210 Emmett, ID $137,280 Fruitland, ID $136,450 Garden Valley, ID $136,480

Glenns Ferry, ID $134,700 Grand View, ID $135,390 Greenleaf, ID $136,940 Hammett, ID $134,600 Homedale, ID $136,570 Horseshoe Bend, ID $137,740 Huston, ID $137,060 Idaho City, ID $137,140

Indian Valley, ID $134,500 King Hill, ID $134,200 Kuna, ID $138,200 Lake Fork, ID $134,540 Letha, ID $137,000 Lowman, ID $134,280 Mccall, ID $134,340 Marsing, ID $136,360

Melba, ID $137,060 Meridian, ID $138,470 Mesa, ID $134,660 Middleton, ID $137,690 Midvale, ID $135,130 Mountain Home, ID $136,290 Mountain Home A F B, ID $136,250 Murphy, ID $134,840

Nampa, ID $137,640 New Meadows, ID $134,570 New Plymouth, ID $136,530 Notus, ID $136,960 Ola, ID $135,690 Parma, ID $136,470 Payette, ID $136,220 Placerville, ID $137,290

Star, ID $138,070 Sweet, ID $137,160 Warren, ID $134,340 Weiser, ID $135,300 Wilder, ID $136,700 Yellow Pine, ID $133,790 Boise, ID $138,720 Stanley, ID $133,860

Swanlake, ID $134,410 Thatcher, ID $134,120 Wayan, ID $135,540 Weston, ID $135,680 Fish Haven, ID $135,330 Twin Falls, ID $131,980 Rogerson, ID $134,250 Albion, ID $134,200

Almo, ID $134,250 Bellevue, ID $134,300 Bliss, ID $134,230 Buhl, ID $134,720 Burley, ID $134,490 Carey, ID $134,090 Castleford, ID $134,820 Corral, ID $133,960

Declo, ID $134,250 Dietrich, ID $134,240 Eden, ID $133,880 Fairfield, ID $134,010 Filer, ID $132,140 Gooding, ID $134,440 Hagerman, ID $134,390 Hailey, ID $134,350

Hansen, ID $132,550 Hazelton, ID $134,320 Heyburn, ID $134,580 Hill City, ID $134,160 Jerome, ID $134,430 Ketchum, ID $134,270 Kimberly, ID $132,010 Malta, ID $134,170

Minidoka, ID $134,440 Murtaugh, ID $133,810 Oakley, ID $134,270 Paul, ID $134,300 Picabo, ID $134,130 Richfield, ID $134,270 Rupert, ID $134,440 Shoshone, ID $134,320

Sun Valley, ID $134,600 Wendell, ID $134,580 Idaho Falls, ID $134,320 Ashton, ID $134,530 Chester, ID $134,970 Driggs, ID $135,890 Dubois, ID $134,130 Felt, ID $135,570

Hamer, ID $134,410 Iona, ID $134,300 Irwin, ID $140,720 Island Park, ID $134,380 Lewisville, ID $134,300 Macks Inn, ID $134,900 Menan, ID $134,280 Monteview, ID $134,120

Newdale, ID $135,220 Parker, ID $135,360 Rexburg, ID $134,250 Rigby, ID $134,310 Ririe, ID $135,110 Roberts, ID $134,260 Saint Anthony, ID $134,820 Spencer, ID $134,140

Sugar City, ID $134,240 Swan Valley, ID $136,010 Terreton, ID $134,230 Teton, ID $135,250 Tetonia, ID $135,350 Ucon, ID $134,320 Victor, ID $140,040 Carmen, ID $134,540

Gibbonsville, ID $134,500 Leadore, ID $134,030 Lemhi, ID $134,160 North Fork, ID $134,390 Salmon, ID $134,480 Tendoy, ID $134,300 Shoup, ID $133,770 Lewiston, ID $135,570

Ahsahka, ID $134,390 Cottonwood, ID $134,370 Craigmont, ID $134,220 Culdesac, ID $134,500 Elk City, ID $134,040 Ferdinand, ID $134,300 Grangeville, ID $134,400 Fenn, ID $134,390

Greencreek, ID $134,290 Juliaetta, ID $134,610

Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $154,853. While startup companies pay approximate $131,115.

Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$131,115
Growth Stage	51~500	$138,631
Established	501~5000	$149,571
Enterprise	5000+	$154,853

Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager positions in Biotechnology or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$207,375	$100.0	50%

Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager'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.

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$135,110

Average $138,250/year

$150,670

$11,259

Average $11,521/month

$12,556

$2,598

Average $2,659/week

$2,898

$65

Average $66/hour

$72

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$150,670	$12,556	$2,898	$72
Average	$138,250	$11,521	$2,659	$66
25th Percentile	$135,110	$11,259	$2,598	$65

Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Chemical Research & Development Engineering Manager, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Chemical Research & Development Engineering Director role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $188,050 - a projected growth of 36% over your current level.

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