Environmental Chemist Salary in Illinois

How much does an Environmental Chemist make in Illinois?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Environmental Chemist in Illinois is $61,860 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,900
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,577 to $72,350
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,766

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Environmental Chemist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,350	$6,029	$1,391	$35
Average	$61,860	$5,155	$1,190	$30
25th Percentile	$56,577	$4,715	$1,088	$27

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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): $52,248
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,089
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,078
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,629
Expert (over 8 years): $91,128

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$52,248
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$61,089
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$68,078
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$84,629
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$91,128

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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:

Effingham: $54,371
Saint Peter: $56,744
Salem: $58,152

Effingham, IL $54,371 Saint Peter, IL $56,744 Salem, IL $58,152 Sandoval, IL $58,152 Scheller, IL $58,152 Sesser, IL $58,152 Shobonier, IL $58,152 Harwood Heights, IL $62,716

Elmwood Park, IL $62,716 Lincolnwood, IL $62,716 Niles, IL $62,643 Alsip, IL $62,594 Cicero, IL $62,716 Evergreen Park, IL $62,667 Riverdale, IL $60,234 Kankakee, IL $59,991

Aroma Park, IL $59,991 Ashkum, IL $59,457 Beaverville, IL $59,991 Bone Gap, IL $55,002 Bonnie, IL $57,636 Broughton, IL $57,120 Browns, IL $55,378 Buckner, IL $57,636

Burnt Prairie, IL $57,120 Carmi, IL $57,120 Christopher, IL $57,636 Cisne, IL $53,837 Clay City, IL $53,837 Coello, IL $58,152 Crossville, IL $56,592 Dahlgren, IL $57,120

Dale, IL $57,120 Dix, IL $58,152 Du Bois, IL $58,152 Du Quoin, IL $58,152 Ellery, IL $55,476 Emma, IL $57,120 Enfield, IL $57,120 Ewing, IL $57,120

Fairfield, IL $55,476 Farina, IL $53,837 Flora, IL $53,837 Frankfort Heights, IL $57,120 Freeman Spur, IL $57,636 Geff, IL $55,476 Golden Gate, IL $55,476 Grayville, IL $55,955

Ina, IL $57,636 Irvington, IL $58,152 Iuka, IL $53,837 Johnsonville, IL $53,837 Keenes, IL $55,476 Keensburg, IL $55,439 Kell, IL $55,991 Kinmundy, IL $55,991

Lancaster, IL $54,626 Logan, IL $57,120 Loogootee, IL $56,744 Louisville, IL $53,837 Mc Leansboro, IL $57,120 Macedonia, IL $57,120 Maunie, IL $57,120 Mill Shoals, IL $57,120

Mount Carmel, IL $55,178 Mount Vernon, IL $56,368 Mulkeytown, IL $58,152 Nason, IL $57,636 New Haven, IL $57,120 Noble, IL $53,837 Norris City, IL $57,120 Odin, IL $58,152

Omaha, IL $57,120 Opdyke, IL $55,476 Orient, IL $57,636 Patoka, IL $58,152 Radom, IL $58,152 Richview, IL $58,152 Rinard, IL $53,837 Sailor Springs, IL $53,837

Allendale, IL $54,080 Altamont, IL $56,477 Annapolis, IL $54,486 Beecher City, IL $58,249 Bridgeport, IL $54,128 Brownstown, IL $58,200 Calhoun, IL $53,837 Casey, IL $54,911

Claremont, IL $53,837 Cowden, IL $58,249 Dennison, IL $55,275 Dieterich, IL $53,837 Dundas, IL $53,837 Edgewood, IL $53,837 Flat Rock, IL $54,007 Greenup, IL $54,911

Herrick, IL $58,249 Hidalgo, IL $54,511 Hutsonville, IL $54,389 Ingraham, IL $53,837 Janesville, IL $54,911 Jewett, IL $54,911 Lakewood, IL $58,249 Lawrenceville, IL $54,201

Lerna, IL $55,712 Marshall, IL $55,130 Martinsville, IL $54,869 Alden, IL $58,122 Antioch, IL $59,111 Arlington Heights, IL $61,405 Elk Grove Village, IL $62,473 Rolling Meadows, IL $61,635

Barrington, IL $61,010 Crystal Lake, IL $59,360 Cary, IL $60,167 Deerfield, IL $61,071 Des Plaines, IL $62,546 Fox Lake, IL $58,983 Fox River Grove, IL $60,507 Glencoe, IL $62,521

Glenview, IL $62,570 Mansfield, IL $59,165 Milmine, IL $58,923 Monticello, IL $59,093 Muncie, IL $59,020 Oakwood, IL $58,625 Ogden, IL $59,141 Penfield, IL $59,044

Pesotum, IL $59,190 Philo, IL $59,287 Potomac, IL $58,923 Rantoul, IL $59,190 Ridge Farm, IL $56,732 Royal, IL $59,141 Sadorus, IL $59,238 Saint Joseph, IL $59,287

Savoy, IL $59,287 Seymour, IL $59,287 Sidell, IL $57,545 Sidney, IL $59,263 Thomasboro, IL $59,287 Tolono, IL $59,287 Weldon, IL $58,923 Westville, IL $57,533

White Heath, IL $59,190 Arcola, IL $58,735 Arthur, IL $58,923 Ashmore, IL $56,198 Atwood, IL $58,923 Bethany, IL $58,923 Brocton, IL $56,914 Camargo, IL $58,449

Charleston, IL $56,416 Chrisman, IL $56,362 Dalton City, IL $58,728 Gays, IL $58,923 Hammond, IL $58,923 Hindsboro, IL $57,636 Humboldt, IL $58,656 Hume, IL $57,078

Kansas, IL $55,979 La Place, IL $58,923 Lovington, IL $58,923 Mattoon, IL $58,923 Metcalf, IL $56,865 Murdock, IL $58,043 Newman, IL $57,588 Oakland, IL $56,981

Paris, IL $55,081 Redmon, IL $56,210 Oquawka, IL $56,659 Homer, IL $59,117 Indianola, IL $57,272 Ivesdale, IL $59,141 Longview, IL $59,068 Sullivan, IL $58,923

Tuscola, IL $58,995 Vermilion, IL $55,251 Villa Grove, IL $59,093 Windsor, IL $58,923 Alhambra, IL $58,152 Alton, IL $58,346 Batchtown, IL $58,152 Benld, IL $58,152

Bethalto, IL $58,316 Bingham, IL $58,249 Brighton, IL $58,152 Brussels, IL $58,152 Bunker Hill, IL $58,152 Butler, IL $58,249 Carrollton, IL $58,152 Coffeen, IL $58,200

Cottage Hills, IL $58,316 Donnellson, IL $58,152 Dorsey, IL $58,152 Dow, IL $58,152 Eagarville, IL $58,170 East Alton, IL $58,376 Edwardsville, IL $58,413 Eldred, IL $58,152

Elsah, IL $58,182 Fidelity, IL $58,152 Fieldon, IL $58,152 Fillmore, IL $58,249 Gillespie, IL $58,170 Glen Carbon, IL $58,474 Godfrey, IL $58,219 Golden Eagle, IL $58,152

Grafton, IL $58,152 Granite City, IL $58,637 Greenfield, IL $58,237 Hamburg, IL $58,152 Hamel, IL $58,152 Hardin, IL $58,152 Hartford, IL $58,510 Hillsboro, IL $58,249

Hillview, IL $58,249 Irving, IL $58,249 Jerseyville, IL $58,152 Kampsville, IL $58,152 Kane, IL $58,152 Litchfield, IL $58,219 Livingston, IL $58,152 Dover, IL $56,908

Eldena, IL $58,091 Grand Ridge, IL $57,363 Granville, IL $57,363 Hennepin, IL $57,363 Kasbeer, IL $57,096 Ladd, IL $57,363 La Moille, IL $58,091 Lee Center, IL $58,091

Leonore, IL $57,363 Long Point, IL $57,363 Lostant, IL $57,363 Mc Nabb, IL $57,363 Magnolia, IL $57,363 Malden, IL $57,363 Manlius, IL $56,568 Mark, IL $57,363

Marseilles, IL $59,269 Mendota, IL $58,091 Mineral, IL $56,641 Neponset, IL $56,792 New Bedford, IL $56,629 Oglesby, IL $57,363 Depue, IL $57,363 Ohio, IL $57,029

Ottawa, IL $57,727 Paw Paw, IL $58,091 Peru, IL $57,363 Princeton, IL $57,363 Rutland, IL $57,363 Seatonville, IL $57,363 Seneca, IL $59,900 Sheffield, IL $56,714

Spring Valley, IL $57,363 Standard, IL $57,363 Streator, IL $57,363 Sublette, IL $58,091 Tiskilwa, IL $57,363 Toluca, IL $57,363 Tonica, IL $57,363 Triumph, IL $58,091

Troy Grove, IL $57,727 Utica, IL $57,363 Van Orin, IL $58,091 Varna, IL $57,363 Walnut, IL $56,453 Wenona, IL $57,363 West Brooklyn, IL $58,091 Wyanet, IL $56,999

Galesburg, IL $56,762 Abingdon, IL $57,047 Adair, IL $57,363 Alexis, IL $56,665 Alpha, IL $56,708 Altona, IL $56,762 Avon, IL $57,363 Bardolph, IL $57,363

Berwick, IL $56,665 Biggsville, IL $56,586 Bishop Hill, IL $56,726 Blandinsville, IL $56,847 Bradford, IL $57,308 Bushnell, IL $57,363 Cameron, IL $56,659 Camp Grove, IL $57,363

Carman, IL $56,677 Castleton, IL $57,320 Cuba, IL $57,363 Dahinda, IL $56,999 East Galesburg, IL $56,805 Ellisville, IL $57,363 Fairview, IL $57,363 Fiatt, IL $57,363

Galva, IL $56,780 Gerlaw, IL $56,653 Gilson, IL $57,096 Gladstone, IL $56,525 Good Hope, IL $57,363 Henderson, IL $56,708 Industry, IL $57,806 Ipava, IL $57,363

Keithsburg, IL $56,671 Kewanee, IL $56,774 Kirkwood, IL $56,610 Knoxville, IL $56,884 La Fayette, IL $56,884 La Harpe, IL $56,847 Laura, IL $57,436 Littleton, IL $57,806

Little York, IL $56,671 Lomax, IL $56,677 Macomb, IL $57,363 Maquon, IL $57,363 Marietta, IL $57,363 Media, IL $56,677 Monmouth, IL $56,641 New Windsor, IL $56,598

North Henderson, IL $56,665 Oneida, IL $56,756 Ophiem, IL $56,647 Bloomington, IL $57,776 Anchor, IL $58,923 Armington, IL $57,630 Arrowsmith, IL $58,923 Atlanta, IL $57,739

Bellflower, IL $59,020 Carlock, IL $57,363 Chenoa, IL $57,363 Clinton, IL $58,698 Colfax, IL $58,923 Congerville, IL $57,436 Cooksville, IL $58,698 Cropsey, IL $58,923

Danvers, IL $57,363 Deer Creek, IL $57,606 Delavan, IL $57,648 Dewitt, IL $58,923 Downs, IL $58,401 Ellsworth, IL $58,923 El Paso, IL $57,363 Fairbury, IL $58,923

Flanagan, IL $57,363 Forrest, IL $58,923 Goodfield, IL $57,533 Graymont, IL $57,363 Gridley, IL $57,363 Heyworth, IL $58,188 Hopedale, IL $57,575 Hudson, IL $57,363

Kenney, IL $58,401 Lane, IL $58,856 Lawndale, IL $57,855 Le Roy, IL $58,923 Lexington, IL $57,927 Mc Lean, IL $57,630 Mackinaw, IL $57,557 Maroa, IL $58,619

Merna, IL $58,006 Minier, IL $57,496 Minonk, IL $57,363 Normal, IL $57,539 Pontiac, IL $58,140 Saunemin, IL $58,923 Saybrook, IL $58,923 Secor, IL $57,363

Shirley, IL $57,709 Sibley, IL $58,923 Stanford, IL $57,399 Strawn, IL $58,923 Towanda, IL $57,751 Wapella, IL $58,552 Waynesville, IL $57,940 Urbana, IL $59,287

Allerton, IL $58,000 Alvin, IL $58,923 Armstrong, IL $58,947 Bement, IL $58,995 Bismarck, IL $58,923 Bondville, IL $59,287 Broadlands, IL $59,044 Catlin, IL $58,031

Cerro Gordo, IL $58,892 Champaign, IL $59,287 Cisco, IL $58,923 Collison, IL $58,923 Danville, IL $58,480 Tilton, IL $58,012 De Land, IL $59,020 Dewey, IL $59,214

Fairmount, IL $58,334 Farmer City, IL $58,971 Fisher, IL $59,165 Fithian, IL $59,044 Foosland, IL $59,068 Georgetown, IL $57,126 Gifford, IL $59,093 Henning, IL $58,923

Prairie City, IL $57,363 Raritan, IL $56,677 Rio, IL $56,659 Roseville, IL $56,847 Saint Augustine, IL $57,363 Sciota, IL $56,780 Seaton, IL $56,671 Smithfield, IL $57,363

Smithshire, IL $56,525 Speer, IL $57,412 Stronghurst, IL $56,677 Table Grove, IL $57,363 Toulon, IL $57,041 Vermont, IL $57,806 Victoria, IL $56,877 Viola, IL $56,792

Wataga, IL $56,768 Williamsfield, IL $57,229 Woodhull, IL $56,665 Wyoming, IL $57,284 Astoria, IL $58,249 Benson, IL $57,363 Brimfield, IL $57,533 Bryant, IL $57,363

Canton, IL $57,387 Chillicothe, IL $57,557 Dunfermline, IL $57,363 Dunlap, IL $57,654 Edelstein, IL $57,484 Edwards, IL $57,727 Elmwood, IL $57,484 Eureka, IL $57,533

Farmington, IL $57,460 Forest City, IL $57,618 Glasford, IL $57,654 Green Valley, IL $57,484 Groveland, IL $57,727 Hanna City, IL $57,727 Henry, IL $57,363 Kingston Mines, IL $57,654

Lacon, IL $57,363 La Rose, IL $57,363 Lewistown, IL $57,418 Liverpool, IL $57,533 London Mills, IL $57,363 Lowpoint, IL $57,557 Manito, IL $57,484 Mapleton, IL $57,727

Metamora, IL $57,606 Morton, IL $57,727 Mossville, IL $57,727 Norris, IL $57,412 Pekin, IL $57,727 Princeville, IL $57,509 Putnam, IL $57,363 Roanoke, IL $57,436

Rome, IL $57,630 Saint David, IL $57,363 South Pekin, IL $57,630 Sparland, IL $57,363 Topeka, IL $57,679 Tremont, IL $57,654 Trivoli, IL $57,606 Washburn, IL $57,412

Washington, IL $57,727 Yates City, IL $57,436 Peoria, IL $57,727 Creve Coeur, IL $57,727 East Peoria, IL $57,727 Peoria Heights, IL $57,727 Sims, IL $55,476 Andalusia, IL $56,890

Springerton, IL $57,120 Tamaroa, IL $58,152 Texico, IL $56,368 Thompsonville, IL $57,120 Valier, IL $57,636 Vernon, IL $58,152 Walnut Hill, IL $58,152 Waltonville, IL $58,152

Wayne City, IL $55,476 West Frankfort, IL $57,120 Whittington, IL $57,120 Woodlawn, IL $58,152 Xenia, IL $53,837 Carbondale, IL $57,636 Alto Pass, IL $58,152 Anna, IL $56,471

Ava, IL $58,152 Belknap, IL $55,627 Boles, IL $55,627 Brookport, IL $54,134 Buncombe, IL $55,627 Cairo, IL $54,134 Cambria, IL $57,636 Campbell Hill, IL $58,152

Carrier Mills, IL $57,120 Carterville, IL $57,636 Cave In Rock, IL $57,120 Cobden, IL $57,636 Colp, IL $57,636 Ridott, IL $58,261 Rochelle, IL $58,091 Rock City, IL $58,237

Rock Falls, IL $57,144 Rockton, IL $58,455 Roscoe, IL $58,455 Savanna, IL $56,720 Scales Mound, IL $58,698 Seward, IL $58,431 Shannon, IL $58,091 Shirland, IL $58,407

South Beloit, IL $58,358 Sterling, IL $57,430 Stillman Valley, IL $58,358 Stockton, IL $58,091 Warren, IL $58,091 Winnebago, IL $58,455 Winslow, IL $58,358 Woosung, IL $58,091

Rockford, IL $58,455 Loves Park, IL $58,455 Machesney Park, IL $58,455 Rock Island, IL $56,890 Albany, IL $56,677 Aledo, IL $56,701 Dana, IL $57,363 Chandlerville, IL $58,249

Bluford, IL $55,476 Mahomet, IL $59,287 Andover, IL $56,647 Chapin, IL $58,249 Chatham, IL $58,613 Chesterfield, IL $58,194 Concord, IL $58,249 Easton, IL $57,842

Elkhart, IL $58,443 Emden, IL $57,721 Franklin, IL $58,273 Frederick, IL $58,249 Girard, IL $58,249 Greenview, IL $58,370 Hartsburg, IL $57,782 Havana, IL $57,733

Hettick, IL $58,249 Jacksonville, IL $58,249 Kilbourne, IL $57,994 Lincoln, IL $57,946 Lincolns New Salem, IL $58,370 Literberry, IL $58,249 Loami, IL $58,516 Lowder, IL $58,370

Manchester, IL $58,249 Mason City, IL $57,879 Meredosia, IL $58,249 Middletown, IL $58,091 Modesto, IL $58,249 Murrayville, IL $58,249 New Berlin, IL $58,492 New Holland, IL $57,909

Nilwood, IL $58,249 Oakford, IL $58,073 Palmyra, IL $58,249 Petersburg, IL $58,419 Pleasant Plains, IL $58,492 Rushville, IL $58,249 San Jose, IL $57,703 Scottville, IL $58,249

Sherman, IL $58,613 Shipman, IL $58,152 Tallula, IL $58,419 Thayer, IL $58,395 Virden, IL $58,322 Virginia, IL $58,249 Waverly, IL $58,322 Williamsville, IL $58,565

Winchester, IL $58,249 Woodson, IL $58,249 Springfield, IL $58,613 Bonfield, IL $59,991 Creal Springs, IL $57,120 Annawan, IL $56,653 Atkinson, IL $56,665 Barstow, IL $56,817

Buffalo Prairie, IL $56,981 Cambridge, IL $56,708 Carbon Cliff, IL $56,817 Coal Valley, IL $56,817 Colona, IL $56,817 Cordova, IL $56,695 Deer Grove, IL $56,610 East Moline, IL $56,817

Erie, IL $56,677 Fenton, IL $56,665 Fulton, IL $56,677 Geneseo, IL $56,623 Hampton, IL $56,817 Hillsdale, IL $56,598 Hooppole, IL $56,653 Illinois City, IL $56,981

Joy, IL $56,671 Lyndon, IL $56,665 Lynn Center, IL $56,695 Matherville, IL $56,695 Milan, IL $56,890 Moline, IL $56,817 Morrison, IL $56,671 New Boston, IL $56,683

Orion, IL $56,768 Osco, IL $56,695 Port Byron, IL $56,744 Preemption, IL $56,792 Prophetstown, IL $56,665 Rapids City, IL $56,817 Reynolds, IL $56,841 Sherrard, IL $56,792

Silvis, IL $56,817 Tampico, IL $56,647 Taylor Ridge, IL $56,890 Thomson, IL $56,683 La Salle, IL $57,363 Amboy, IL $58,091 Ancona, IL $57,363 Arlington, IL $57,727

Blackstone, IL $57,363 Buda, IL $56,865 Bureau, IL $57,363 Cedar Point, IL $57,363 Cherry, IL $57,363 Compton, IL $58,091 Cornell, IL $57,363 Dalzell, IL $57,363

Cypress, IL $55,627 De Soto, IL $58,152 Dongola, IL $56,471 Dowell, IL $58,152 Eddyville, IL $57,120 Eldorado, IL $57,120 Elizabethtown, IL $57,120 Elkville, IL $58,152

Energy, IL $57,636 Equality, IL $57,120 Galatia, IL $57,120 Golconda, IL $55,627 Goreville, IL $57,120 Gorham, IL $58,152 Grand Chain, IL $55,627 Grand Tower, IL $58,152

Grantsburg, IL $55,627 Harrisburg, IL $57,120 Herod, IL $57,120 Herrin, IL $57,636 Hurst, IL $57,636 Jacob, IL $58,152 Johnston City, IL $57,120 Jonesboro, IL $57,636

Joppa, IL $54,134 Junction, IL $57,120 Karbers Ridge, IL $57,120 Karnak, IL $55,627 Mc Clure, IL $56,471 Makanda, IL $57,636 Marion, IL $57,120 Metropolis, IL $54,134

Millcreek, IL $56,471 Miller City, IL $54,134 Mound City, IL $54,134 Mounds, IL $54,134 Muddy, IL $57,120 Murphysboro, IL $58,152 New Burnside, IL $57,120 Olive Branch, IL $56,471

Olmsted, IL $55,627 Oraville, IL $58,152 Ozark, IL $57,120 Perks, IL $55,627 Pittsburg, IL $57,120 Pomona, IL $58,152 Pulaski, IL $55,627 Raleigh, IL $57,120

Ridgway, IL $57,120 Rosiclare, IL $55,627 Royalton, IL $57,636 Shawneetown, IL $57,120 Simpson, IL $55,627 Stonefort, IL $57,120 Tamms, IL $56,471 Thebes, IL $56,471

Ullin, IL $55,627 Unity, IL $55,627 Vergennes, IL $58,152 Vienna, IL $55,627 Villa Ridge, IL $55,627 Willisville, IL $58,152 Wolf Lake, IL $58,152 Zeigler, IL $57,636

Centralia, IL $58,152 Hoyleton, IL $58,152 Akin, IL $57,120 Albion, IL $55,354 Alma, IL $55,991 Ashley, IL $58,152 Barnhill, IL $57,120 Belle Rive, IL $57,120

Bellmont, IL $55,306 Benton, IL $57,120 Bourbonnais, IL $59,991 Bradley, IL $59,991 Buckingham, IL $59,991 Buckley, IL $58,923 Cabery, IL $59,457 Campus, IL $60,422

Chatsworth, IL $58,923 Chebanse, IL $59,991 Cissna Park, IL $58,923 Claytonville, IL $58,923 Clifton, IL $59,457 Crescent City, IL $58,923 Cullom, IL $58,923 Danforth, IL $58,923

Donovan, IL $59,991 East Lynn, IL $58,923 Elliott, IL $58,947 Emington, IL $58,923 Essex, IL $61,174 Gibson City, IL $58,923 Gilman, IL $58,923 Goodwine, IL $58,923

Grant Park, IL $60,464 Herscher, IL $59,991 Hoopeston, IL $58,923 Hopkins Park, IL $59,991 Iroquois, IL $59,457 Kempton, IL $58,923 Loda, IL $58,923 Ludlow, IL $59,044

Manteno, IL $60,579 Martinton, IL $59,991 Melvin, IL $58,923 Milford, IL $58,923 Momence, IL $59,991 Onarga, IL $58,923 Papineau, IL $59,991 Paxton, IL $58,923

Pembroke Township, IL $59,991 Piper City, IL $58,923 Rankin, IL $58,923 Reddick, IL $61,174 Roberts, IL $58,923 Rossville, IL $58,923 Saint Anne, IL $59,991 Sheldon, IL $59,457

Stockland, IL $58,923 Thawville, IL $58,923 Union Hill, IL $59,991 Watseka, IL $58,923 Wellington, IL $58,923 Woodland, IL $58,923 Apple River, IL $58,698 Ashton, IL $58,091

Baileyville, IL $58,091 Belvidere, IL $58,334 Byron, IL $58,358 Caledonia, IL $58,358 Capron, IL $58,188 Cedarville, IL $58,091 Chadwick, IL $57,660 Chana, IL $58,164

Cherry Valley, IL $58,455 Dakota, IL $58,225 Davis, IL $58,285 Davis Junction, IL $58,358 Dixon, IL $58,091 Durand, IL $58,383 East Dubuque, IL $56,890 Eleroy, IL $58,091

Elizabeth, IL $57,029 Forreston, IL $58,091 Franklin Grove, IL $58,091 Freeport, IL $58,091 Galena, IL $57,029 Galt, IL $56,823 Garden Prairie, IL $58,188 German Valley, IL $58,237

Hanover, IL $56,677 Harmon, IL $58,091 Holcomb, IL $58,407 Kent, IL $58,091 Lanark, IL $58,091 Leaf River, IL $58,237 Lena, IL $58,091 Lindenwood, IL $58,237

Mc Connell, IL $58,213 Milledgeville, IL $58,091 Monroe Center, IL $58,334 Mount Carroll, IL $58,091 Mount Morris, IL $58,115 Nachusa, IL $58,091 Nora, IL $58,091 Orangeville, IL $58,316

Oregon, IL $58,164 Pearl City, IL $58,091 Pecatonica, IL $58,431 Polo, IL $58,091 Poplar Grove, IL $58,310 Midlothian, IL $61,308 Mason, IL $53,837 Romeoville, IL $61,563

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South Holland, IL $60,258 South Wilmington, IL $61,174 Steger, IL $60,161 Thornton, IL $60,258 Tinley Park, IL $61,229 Country Club Hills, IL $60,112 Verona, IL $59,900 Willow Springs, IL $62,570

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Hinckley, IL $58,091 Hinsdale, IL $62,594 Oak Brook, IL $62,570 La Grange, IL $62,643 La Grange Park, IL $62,667 Willowbrook, IL $62,594 Lee, IL $58,091 Leland, IL $58,091

Lisle, IL $61,799 Lyons, IL $62,716 Millbrook, IL $62,352 Millington, IL $60,221 Montgomery, IL $62,352 Mooseheart, IL $62,352 Naperville, IL $61,781 Newark, IL $62,352

North Aurora, IL $62,352 Oswego, IL $62,352 Plainfield, IL $61,787 Plano, IL $62,352 Riverside, IL $62,716 Sandwich, IL $60,221 Serena, IL $60,221 Shabbona, IL $58,091

Sheridan, IL $60,221 Somonauk, IL $60,221 Steward, IL $58,091 Sugar Grove, IL $62,352 Warrenville, IL $61,987 Waterman, IL $58,091 Wedron, IL $59,269 Western Springs, IL $62,594

Westmont, IL $62,521 Yorkville, IL $62,352 Darien, IL $62,473 Mode, IL $57,363 Montrose, IL $54,371 Mount Erie, IL $53,837 Neoga, IL $56,914 Newton, IL $53,837

Oblong, IL $54,183 Olney, IL $53,837 Palestine, IL $54,268 Parkersburg, IL $53,995 Robinson, IL $54,213 Saint Elmo, IL $58,249 Sainte Marie, IL $53,898 Saint Francisville, IL $54,201

Shumway, IL $56,477 Sigel, IL $55,888 Stewardson, IL $57,363 Stoy, IL $54,171 Strasburg, IL $58,923 Sumner, IL $53,983 Teutopolis, IL $54,371 Toledo, IL $54,911

Trilla, IL $56,914 Vandalia, IL $58,200 Watson, IL $53,837 Westfield, IL $55,293 West Liberty, IL $53,837 West Salem, IL $54,541 West Union, IL $54,638 West York, IL $54,511

Wheeler, IL $53,837 Willow Hill, IL $54,061 Yale, IL $54,401 Argenta, IL $58,807 Assumption, IL $58,249 Beason, IL $57,952 Blue Mound, IL $58,249 Boody, IL $58,285

Buffalo, IL $58,516 Bulpitt, IL $58,395 Chestnut, IL $58,170 Cornland, IL $58,467 Dawson, IL $58,589 Decatur, IL $58,540 Divernon, IL $58,443 Edinburg, IL $58,419

Elwin, IL $58,461 Farmersville, IL $58,249 Findlay, IL $58,923 Forsyth, IL $58,552 Glenarm, IL $58,540 Harristown, IL $58,346 Harvel, IL $58,249 Illiopolis, IL $58,322

Kincaid, IL $58,370 Lake Fork, IL $58,249 Latham, IL $58,249 Macon, IL $58,291 Mechanicsburg, IL $58,516 Morrisonville, IL $58,249 Mount Auburn, IL $58,346 Mount Pulaski, IL $58,273

Mt Zion, IL $58,583 Moweaqua, IL $58,249 Niantic, IL $58,249 Oconee, IL $58,249 Oreana, IL $58,710 Owaneco, IL $58,249 Palmer, IL $58,249 Pana, IL $58,249

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Tower Hill, IL $58,249 West Point, IL $57,126 Fox Valley, IL $62,030 Golf, IL $62,619 Lovejoy, IL $58,637 Waggoner, IL $58,249 Warrensburg, IL $58,401 Alexander, IL $58,322

Alsey, IL $58,249 Arenzville, IL $58,249 Ashland, IL $58,395 Athens, IL $58,565 Auburn, IL $58,443 Bath, IL $57,970 Beardstown, IL $58,249 Bluffs, IL $58,249

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Schaumburg, IL $62,109 Melrose Park, IL $62,691 Hillside, IL $62,643 Berkeley, IL $62,619 Stone Park, IL $62,667 Hoffman Estates, IL $62,176 Plato Center, IL $60,094 River Grove, IL $62,716

Roselle, IL $62,127 Saint Charles, IL $62,352 Schiller Park, IL $62,643 South Elgin, IL $61,878 Sycamore, IL $58,091 Union, IL $58,091 Villa Park, IL $62,546 Wasco, IL $60,646

Wayne, IL $62,352 West Chicago, IL $62,352 Wheaton, IL $61,872 Winfield, IL $62,012 Wood Dale, IL $62,521 Evanston, IL $62,691 Chicago, IL $62,716 Oak Park, IL $62,716

River Forest, IL $62,716 Beecher, IL $60,749 Berwyn, IL $62,716 Crest Hill, IL $61,502 Shorewood, IL $61,720 Blue Island, IL $62,570 Braceville, IL $61,174 Braidwood, IL $61,174

Calumet City, IL $60,331 Channahon, IL $61,642 Chicago Heights, IL $60,185 Chicago Ridge, IL $62,619 Grayslake, IL $59,742 Gurnee, IL $59,639 Harvard, IL $58,109 Hebron, IL $58,285

Highland Park, IL $60,938 Fort Sheridan, IL $60,755 Palatine, IL $61,411 Highwood, IL $60,834 Ingleside, IL $59,372 Island Lake, IL $59,809 Kenilworth, IL $62,619 Lake Bluff, IL $60,264

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Vernon Hills, IL $60,543 Northbrook, IL $62,497 North Chicago, IL $60,064 Park Ridge, IL $62,643 Lincolnshire, IL $60,853 Prospect Heights, IL $61,374 Richmond, IL $58,540 Ringwood, IL $58,389

Round Lake, IL $59,523 Russell, IL $58,370 Skokie, IL $62,691 Waukegan, IL $59,687 Spring Grove, IL $58,625 Techny, IL $62,521 Wadsworth, IL $58,340 Wauconda, IL $60,191

Kaneville, IL $59,797 Pocahontas, IL $58,152 Great Lakes, IL $60,112 Coal City, IL $61,174 Crete, IL $60,161 Crestwood, IL $62,521 Dolton, IL $60,282 Dwight, IL $59,657

Elwood, IL $61,302 Flossmoor, IL $60,161 Frankfort, IL $61,120 Gardner, IL $61,174 Glenwood, IL $60,234 Harvey, IL $60,209 Markham, IL $60,161 Hazel Crest, IL $60,161

Homewood, IL $60,185 Joliet, IL $61,466 Kinsman, IL $59,900 Lansing, IL $60,331 Lemont, IL $61,502 Bolingbrook, IL $61,629 Lockport, IL $61,405 Manhattan, IL $61,174

Matteson, IL $61,114 Mazon, IL $61,174 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $58,152 Red Bud, IL $58,152 Renault, IL $58,152 Rockwood, IL $58,152 Saint Jacob, IL $58,182 Saint Libory, IL $58,152

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Hull, IL $58,249 Huntsville, IL $57,806 Kinderhook, IL $58,249 La Prairie, IL $58,249 Liberty, IL $58,249 Lima, IL $57,126 Loraine, IL $57,806 Mendon, IL $58,249

Milton, IL $58,249 Mount Sterling, IL $58,249 Nauvoo, IL $56,677 Nebo, IL $58,200 New Canton, IL $58,200 New Salem, IL $58,249 Niota, IL $56,677 Paloma, IL $58,249

Payson, IL $58,249 Pearl, IL $58,200 Perry, IL $58,249 Pittsfield, IL $58,249 Plainville, IL $58,249 Pleasant Hill, IL $58,200 Plymouth, IL $57,806 Rockport, IL $58,200

Sutter, IL $57,126 Tennessee, IL $57,363 Timewell, IL $58,249 Ursa, IL $57,806 Versailles, IL $58,249 Warsaw, IL $56,847 Buffalo Grove, IL $60,998 Wheeling, IL $61,211

Wilmette, IL $62,619 Winnetka, IL $62,570 Winthrop Harbor, IL $58,467 Wonder Lake, IL $58,140 Woodstock, IL $58,122 Zion, IL $58,401 Addison, IL $62,497 Algonquin, IL $60,149

Bartlett, IL $62,352 Bellwood, IL $62,667 Bensenville, IL $62,570 Streamwood, IL $62,352 Bloomingdale, IL $62,024 Burlington, IL $58,595 Carpentersville, IL $60,944 Clare, IL $58,115

Cortland, IL $58,091 Creston, IL $58,091 Dekalb, IL $58,091 Carol Stream, IL $62,024 Dundee, IL $60,871 Elburn, IL $60,385 Elgin, IL $61,678 Elmhurst, IL $62,594

Esmond, IL $58,188 Forest Park, IL $62,716 Franklin Park, IL $62,667 Hanover Park, IL $62,254 Geneva, IL $62,352 Genoa, IL $58,091 Gilberts, IL $60,458 Glen Ellyn, IL $61,830

Glendale Heights, IL $61,994 Hampshire, IL $58,765 Hines, IL $62,716 Huntley, IL $59,372 Itasca, IL $62,473 Madison, IL $58,637 Marine, IL $58,152 Maryville, IL $58,510

Medora, IL $58,152 Michael, IL $58,152 Moro, IL $58,152 Mount Olive, IL $58,152 Mozier, IL $58,152 National Stock Yards, IL $58,637 New Douglas, IL $58,152 Nokomis, IL $58,249

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Roxana, IL $58,443 Sawyerville, IL $58,152 Sorento, IL $58,152 South Roxana, IL $58,474 Staunton, IL $58,152 Taylor Springs, IL $58,249 Venice, IL $58,637 Walshville, IL $58,152

White Hall, IL $58,249 Wilsonville, IL $58,152 Witt, IL $58,249 Wood River, IL $58,413 Worden, IL $58,152 Wrights, IL $58,249 East Saint Louis, IL $58,637 Fairview Heights, IL $58,607

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Scott Air Force Base, IL $58,316 Breese, IL $58,152 Carlyle, IL $58,152 Caseyville, IL $58,637 Chester, IL $58,152 Collinsville, IL $58,607 Columbia, IL $58,540 Coulterville, IL $58,152

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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

$56,577

Average $61,860/year

$72,350

$4,715

Average $5,155/month

$6,029

$1,088

Average $1,190/week

$1,391

$27

Average $30/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,350	$6,029	$1,391	$35
Average	$61,860	$5,155	$1,190	$30
25th Percentile	$56,577	$4,715	$1,088	$27

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