Environmental Chemist Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Environmental Chemist make in Connecticut?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Environmental Chemist in Connecticut is $64,858 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,869
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,319 to $75,856
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,275

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Environmental Chemist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,856	$6,321	$1,459	$36
Average	$64,858	$5,405	$1,247	$31
25th Percentile	$59,319	$4,943	$1,141	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Environmental Chemist Salaries

An Environmental 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 Environmental Chemist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Environmental 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): $54,781
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,049
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,377
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,731
Expert (over 8 years): $95,544

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$54,781
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$64,049
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$71,377
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$88,731
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$95,544

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

District of Columbia: $67,195.
California: $66,940.
Massachusetts: $66,048.

District of Columbia $67,195 California $66,940 Massachusetts $66,048 Washington $65,805 New Jersey $65,780 Alaska $65,696 Connecticut $64,858 New York $64,518

Hawaii $63,432 Rhode Island $62,922 Maryland $62,576 Minnesota $62,103 Colorado $61,921 Illinois $61,860 Oregon $61,629 Delaware $61,459

New Hampshire $61,353 Virginia $61,114 Pennsylvania $60,416 Nevada $60,064 North Dakota $59,948 Michigan $59,766 Wisconsin $59,699 Vermont $59,566

Texas $59,196 Maine $59,171 Arizona $59,135 Ohio $59,093 Georgia $58,534 Indiana $58,255 Wyoming $58,200 Utah $58,115

Iowa $58,079 Kansas $57,788 Louisiana $57,703 North Carolina $57,672 Missouri $57,660 Florida $57,424 Montana $57,296 Nebraska $57,175

Kentucky $57,108 South Carolina $56,865 Tennessee $56,714 Idaho $56,653 New Mexico $56,210 Oklahoma $56,113 Alabama $55,755 South Dakota $55,154

Arkansas $54,826 West Virginia $54,650 Mississippi $54,122

Top Paying Cities for Environmental Chemists

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:

Old Mystic: $64,336
Oneco: $64,215
Avon: $64,627

Old Mystic, CT $64,336 Oneco, CT $64,215 Avon, CT $64,627 Bloomfield, CT $64,627 Windsor, CT $64,627 Bristol, CT $64,433 Burlington, CT $64,391 Broad Brook, CT $64,585

Canaan, CT $63,499 Canton, CT $64,488 Canton Center, CT $64,567 Colebrook, CT $63,450 Collinsville, CT $64,470 East Berlin, CT $64,433 East Canaan, CT $63,626 East Glastonbury, CT $64,627

East Granby, CT $64,609 East Hartland, CT $62,716 East Windsor Hill, CT $64,627 Ellington, CT $64,549 Farmington, CT $64,433 Falls Village, CT $63,905 Glastonbury, CT $64,627 Granby, CT $63,681

Berlin, CT $64,433 Lakeville, CT $64,039 Manchester, CT $64,627 Bolton, CT $64,567 New Britain, CT $64,433 New Hartford, CT $64,391 Norfolk, CT $63,614 North Canton, CT $64,549

North Granby, CT $62,819 Pine Meadow, CT $64,397 Plainville, CT $64,433 Barkhamsted, CT $64,445 Poquonock, CT $64,627 Riverton, CT $63,723 Vernon Rockville, CT $64,567 Rocky Hill, CT $64,433

Salisbury, CT $63,584 Sharon, CT $64,397 Simsbury, CT $64,627 Somers, CT $62,880 Somersville, CT $62,880 South Glastonbury, CT $64,518 South Windsor, CT $64,627 North Windham, CT $64,215

Pomfret Center, CT $63,553 Putnam, CT $63,474 Quinebaug, CT $63,462 Rogers, CT $63,541 Scotland, CT $64,300 South Willington, CT $63,675 South Windham, CT $64,275 South Woodstock, CT $63,456

Storrs Mansfield, CT $63,772 Thompson, CT $63,511 Ashford, CT $63,620 Willington, CT $63,711 Windham, CT $64,275 Woodstock, CT $63,450 Woodstock Valley, CT $63,535 New London, CT $64,336

Baltic, CT $64,318 Canterbury, CT $64,300 Central Village, CT $64,300 East Lyme, CT $64,336 Bozrah, CT $64,318 Gales Ferry, CT $64,318 Gilman, CT $64,318 Mashantucket, CT $64,336

Ledyard, CT $64,318 Groton, CT $64,336 Hanover, CT $64,318 Jewett City, CT $64,318 Montville, CT $64,336 Moosup, CT $64,239 Mystic, CT $64,336 Niantic, CT $64,336

North Stonington, CT $64,318 Norwich, CT $64,318 Preston, CT $64,318 Oakdale, CT $64,336 Old Lyme, CT $64,294 Stafford, CT $62,734 Stafford Springs, CT $62,734 Staffordville, CT $62,758

Suffield, CT $62,898 Taconic, CT $63,486 Tariffville, CT $64,627 Enfield, CT $62,898 Tolland, CT $63,493 Unionville, CT $64,433 East Windsor, CT $64,627 Weatogue, CT $64,627

West Granby, CT $63,632 West Hartland, CT $63,511 West Simsbury, CT $64,609 West Suffield, CT $62,898 Winchester Center, CT $63,875 Windsor Locks, CT $64,609 Winsted, CT $63,857 Hartford, CT $64,627

West Hartford, CT $64,627 East Hartford, CT $64,627 Wethersfield, CT $64,627 Newington, CT $64,433 Plainfield, CT $64,318 Quaker Hill, CT $64,336 South Lyme, CT $64,336 Sterling, CT $64,215

Stonington, CT $64,318 Pawcatuck, CT $64,275 Taftville, CT $64,318 Uncasville, CT $64,336 Versailles, CT $64,318 Voluntown, CT $64,318 Waterford, CT $64,336 Wauregan, CT $64,215

West Mystic, CT $64,336 Yantic, CT $64,318 Ansonia, CT $64,919 Beacon Falls, CT $64,900 Botsford, CT $66,375 Branford, CT $64,919 Cheshire, CT $64,615 Centerbrook, CT $64,215

Chester, CT $64,172 Clinton, CT $64,737 Cobalt, CT $64,397 Colchester, CT $64,197 Cromwell, CT $64,433 Deep River, CT $64,197 Derby, CT $64,919 Killingworth, CT $64,737

Salem, CT $64,275 Durham, CT $64,354 East Haddam, CT $64,160 East Hampton, CT $64,397 Essex, CT $64,233 Guilford, CT $64,858 Haddam, CT $64,160 Hadlyme, CT $64,275

Hawleyville, CT $66,375 Higganum, CT $64,294 Ivoryton, CT $64,197 Madison, CT $64,755 Marion, CT $64,415 Marlborough, CT $64,524 Meriden, CT $64,433 Middlefield, CT $64,391

Middle Haddam, CT $64,397 Middletown, CT $64,415 Milford, CT $68,603 Milldale, CT $64,433 Monroe, CT $68,560 Moodus, CT $64,203 Newtown, CT $66,375 North Branford, CT $64,919

Northford, CT $64,919 North Haven, CT $64,919 North Westchester, CT $64,197 Old Saybrook, CT $64,257 Orange, CT $64,919 Oxford, CT $64,876 Plantsville, CT $64,433 Portland, CT $64,433

Rockfall, CT $64,433 Sandy Hook, CT $66,333 Seymour, CT $64,919 Shelton, CT $68,603 South Britain, CT $66,315 Southbury, CT $66,296 Southington, CT $64,433 Stevenson, CT $68,603

Wallingford, CT $64,900 Stratford, CT $68,603 Westbrook, CT $64,172 New Haven, CT $64,919 East Haven, CT $64,919 Hamden, CT $64,919 West Haven, CT $64,919 Bethany, CT $64,919

Woodbridge, CT $64,919 Willimantic, CT $64,239 Abington, CT $63,577 Amston, CT $64,300 Andover, CT $64,506 Ballouville, CT $63,505 Brooklyn, CT $64,197 Chaplin, CT $64,154

Columbia, CT $64,178 Coventry, CT $64,445 Danielson, CT $64,136 Dayville, CT $63,541 Eastford, CT $63,559 East Killingly, CT $62,691 East Woodstock, CT $63,438 Fabyan, CT $63,462

Grosvenor Dale, CT $63,450 Hampton, CT $64,197 Hebron, CT $64,300 Lebanon, CT $64,257 Mansfield Center, CT $64,178 Mansfield Depot, CT $64,154 North Franklin, CT $64,318 North Grosvenordale, CT $63,444

Pomfret, CT $63,486 Bridgeport, CT $68,603 Trumbull, CT $68,603 Easton, CT $68,603 Waterbury, CT $64,312 Prospect, CT $64,858 Wolcott, CT $64,415 Bantam, CT $65,028

Bethlehem, CT $66,175 Cornwall, CT $64,488 Cornwall Bridge, CT $64,712 Gaylordsville, CT $66,272 Goshen, CT $64,342 Kent, CT $66,175 Lakeside, CT $65,192 Litchfield, CT $64,840

Middlebury, CT $65,477 Morris, CT $65,101 Naugatuck, CT $64,840 New Milford, CT $66,357 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $66,175 Northfield, CT $64,269 Oakville, CT $64,294 Pequabuck, CT $64,391

Plymouth, CT $64,354 Roxbury, CT $66,333 Sherman, CT $66,357 South Kent, CT $66,211 Terryville, CT $64,391 Thomaston, CT $64,330 Torrington, CT $64,373 Harwinton, CT $64,312

Washington, CT $66,236 Washington Depot, CT $66,236 Watertown, CT $64,269 West Cornwall, CT $64,300 Woodbury, CT $66,236 Bethel, CT $66,375 Brookfield, CT $66,375 Cos Cob, CT $69,179

Danbury, CT $66,375 New Fairfield, CT $66,375 Darien, CT $69,179 Fairfield, CT $68,603 Georgetown, CT $67,437 Greenwich, CT $69,179 Greens Farms, CT $68,603 New Canaan, CT $69,179

Norwalk, CT $69,179 Old Greenwich, CT $69,179 Redding Center, CT $66,375 Redding Ridge, CT $66,375 Ridgefield, CT $66,357 Riverside, CT $69,179 Westport, CT $68,603 Weston, CT $68,603

Southport, CT $68,603 Redding, CT $66,375 Wilton, CT $68,870 Stamford, CT $69,179 Bridgewater, CT $66,375

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

Understanding how an Environmental 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$59,319

Average $64,858/year

$75,856

$4,943

Average $5,405/month

$6,321

$1,141

Average $1,247/week

$1,459

$29

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,856	$6,321	$1,459	$36
Average	$64,858	$5,405	$1,247	$31
25th Percentile	$59,319	$4,943	$1,141	$29

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