Environmental Chemist Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Environmental Chemist make in Massachusetts?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Environmental Chemist in Massachusetts is $66,048 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,444
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,406 to $77,247
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,270

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Environmental Chemist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,247	$6,437	$1,486	$37
Average	$66,048	$5,504	$1,270	$32
25th Percentile	$60,406	$5,034	$1,162	$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): $55,785
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,224
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,686
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,358
Expert (over 8 years): $97,296

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$55,785
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$65,224
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$72,686
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$90,358
Environme... Level Environmental Chemist	$97,296

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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:

Agawam: $62,898
Amherst: $62,716
Barre: $63,462

Agawam, MA $62,898 Amherst, MA $62,716 Barre, MA $63,462 Belchertown, MA $62,795 Blandford, MA $62,734 Bondsville, MA $62,819 Brimfield, MA $62,697 Chester, MA $62,097

Chesterfield, MA $62,370 Chicopee, MA $62,898 Cummington, MA $62,097 Easthampton, MA $62,855 East Longmeadow, MA $62,898 East Otis, MA $62,983 Feeding Hills, MA $62,898 Gilbertville, MA $63,219

Goshen, MA $62,352 Granby, MA $62,880 Granville, MA $62,819 Hadley, MA $62,758 Hampden, MA $62,898 Hardwick, MA $63,262 Hatfield, MA $62,734 Haydenville, MA $62,637

Holyoke, MA $62,898 Huntington, MA $62,758 Leeds, MA $62,734 Leverett, MA $62,697 Ludlow, MA $62,898 Monson, MA $62,819 North Amherst, MA $62,819 Northampton, MA $62,776

Florence, MA $62,776 North Hatfield, MA $62,728 Oakham, MA $63,565 Palmer, MA $62,819 Plainfield, MA $62,097 Russell, MA $62,819 Shutesbury, MA $62,795 Southampton, MA $62,880

South Barre, MA $63,505 South Hadley, MA $62,880 Southwick, MA $62,898 Thorndike, MA $62,819 Three Rivers, MA $62,855 Wales, MA $62,697 Ware, MA $63,238 Warren, MA $63,049

West Chesterfield, MA $62,060 Westfield, MA $62,898 West Hatfield, MA $62,697 West Springfield, MA $62,898 West Warren, MA $63,310 Whately, MA $62,594 Wheelwright, MA $63,480 Wilbraham, MA $62,898

Williamsburg, MA $62,613 Woronoco, MA $62,837 Worthington, MA $62,121 Springfield, MA $62,898 Longmeadow, MA $62,898 Indian Orchard, MA $62,898 Pittsfield, MA $62,261 Adams, MA $62,200

Ashley Falls, MA $63,335 Becket, MA $62,200 Berkshire, MA $62,261 Cheshire, MA $62,261 Dalton, MA $62,261 Glendale, MA $62,242 Great Barrington, MA $62,078 Hinsdale, MA $62,261

Housatonic, MA $62,157 Lanesboro, MA $62,261 Lee, MA $62,242 Lenox, MA $62,261 Lenox Dale, MA $62,261 Middlefield, MA $62,182 Mill River, MA $62,801 Monterey, MA $62,078

North Adams, MA $62,121 North Egremont, MA $62,212 Otis, MA $62,060 Richmond, MA $62,261 Sandisfield, MA $63,037 Savoy, MA $62,182 Sheffield, MA $62,940 South Egremont, MA $62,333

Southfield, MA $63,244 South Lee, MA $62,242 Stockbridge, MA $62,242 Tyringham, MA $62,157 West Stockbridge, MA $62,218 Williamstown, MA $62,121 Windsor, MA $62,242 Greenfield, MA $62,412

Ashfield, MA $62,133 Athol, MA $63,535 Bernardston, MA $62,388 Buckland, MA $62,048 Charlemont, MA $61,902 Colrain, MA $62,109 Conway, MA $62,321 Deerfield, MA $62,430

Drury, MA $61,726 Erving, MA $62,819 Heath, MA $61,902 Lake Pleasant, MA $62,540 Millers Falls, MA $62,485 Monroe Bridge, MA $61,666 Montague, MA $62,540 Gill, MA $62,770

New Salem, MA $63,013 Northfield, MA $62,770 Orange, MA $63,323 Petersham, MA $63,523 Rowe, MA $61,763 Royalston, MA $63,632 Shelburne Falls, MA $62,103 South Deerfield, MA $62,528

Sunderland, MA $62,582 Turners Falls, MA $62,485 Warwick, MA $63,329 Wendell, MA $62,770 Wendell Depot, MA $62,995 Fitchburg, MA $64,136 Ashburnham, MA $63,838 Ashby, MA $64,992

Ayer, MA $65,155 Devens, MA $65,107 Baldwinville, MA $63,735 East Templeton, MA $63,753 Gardner, MA $63,869 Westminster, MA $63,869 Groton, MA $65,216 Harvard, MA $65,210

Hubbardston, MA $63,480 Leominster, MA $63,505 Littleton, MA $65,313 Lunenburg, MA $65,016 Pepperell, MA $65,216 Shirley, MA $65,083 Still River, MA $65,174 Templeton, MA $63,753

Townsend, MA $65,101 West Groton, MA $65,131 West Townsend, MA $65,076 Winchendon, MA $63,614 Winchendon Springs, MA $63,602 Auburn, MA $63,644 North Dartmouth, MA $64,033 South Dartmouth, MA $64,033

North Attleboro, MA $62,873 Plainville, MA $62,831 Attleboro Falls, MA $62,849 North Dighton, MA $62,813 Norton, MA $65,647 Raynham, MA $65,665 Raynham Center, MA $65,665 Rehoboth, MA $62,892

Rochester, MA $64,033 Seekonk, MA $62,892 Swansea, MA $62,831 Berkley, MA $64,069 Taunton, MA $65,604 Westport, MA $64,033 Westport Point, MA $64,033 Berlin, MA $63,602

Cataumet, MA $63,893 Blackstone, MA $62,813 Boylston, MA $63,644 Brookfield, MA $63,523 Charlton, MA $63,602 Charlton City, MA $63,602 Charlton Depot, MA $63,602 Clinton, MA $63,602

East Brookfield, MA $63,584 Douglas, MA $63,541 East Princeton, MA $63,565 Fiskdale, MA $63,462 Grafton, MA $63,644 Holden, MA $63,644 Holland, MA $63,432 Jefferson, MA $63,644

Lancaster, MA $63,541 Leicester, MA $63,644 Linwood, MA $63,505 Manchaug, MA $63,644 Millbury, MA $63,644 Millville, MA $62,752 New Braintree, MA $63,505 Northborough, MA $63,644

Northbridge, MA $63,626 North Brookfield, MA $63,565 North Grafton, MA $63,644 North Oxford, MA $63,644 North Uxbridge, MA $63,505 Oxford, MA $63,626 Princeton, MA $63,584 Rochdale, MA $63,644

Rutland, MA $63,644 Shrewsbury, MA $63,644 Southbridge, MA $63,505 South Grafton, MA $63,644 South Lancaster, MA $63,584 Spencer, MA $63,644 Sterling, MA $63,602 Sturbridge, MA $63,480

Upton, MA $63,602 Uxbridge, MA $63,523 Webster, MA $63,523 Dudley, MA $63,523 Westborough, MA $63,644 West Boylston, MA $63,644 West Brookfield, MA $63,505 West Millbury, MA $63,644

Whitinsville, MA $63,602 Sutton, MA $63,644 Worcester, MA $63,644 East Walpole, MA $65,665 Cherry Valley, MA $63,644 Paxton, MA $63,644 Framingham, MA $65,483 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $65,313

Boxborough, MA $65,271 Acton, MA $65,271 Ashland, MA $63,480 Bedford, MA $65,295 Hanscom Afb, MA $66,448 Bolton, MA $63,523 Carlisle, MA $65,313 Concord, MA $65,252

Fayville, MA $63,523 Holliston, MA $65,441 Hopedale, MA $63,505 Hopkinton, MA $63,541 Hudson, MA $63,541 Marlborough, MA $63,565 Maynard, MA $65,192 Mendon, MA $63,505

Milford, MA $63,505 Natick, MA $67,583 Sherborn, MA $67,547 Southborough, MA $63,541 Foxboro, MA $65,665 Franklin, MA $64,130 Greenbush, MA $65,544 Green Harbor, MA $65,526

Hingham, MA $66,618 Hull, MA $67,686 Humarock, MA $65,544 Mansfield, MA $65,665 Marshfield, MA $65,526 Marshfield Hills, MA $65,526 Medfield, MA $66,563 Medway, MA $65,483

Millis, MA $65,526 Minot, MA $65,544 Norfolk, MA $65,586 North Marshfield, MA $65,526 North Scituate, MA $65,526 Norwell, MA $65,586 Norwood, MA $65,665 Ocean Bluff, MA $65,526

Scituate, MA $65,526 Sharon, MA $65,665 Sheldonville, MA $64,160 South Walpole, MA $65,623 Stoughton, MA $65,665 Walpole, MA $65,647 Westwood, MA $66,624 Wrentham, MA $65,562

Boston, MA $67,686 Roxbury, MA $67,686 Roxbury Crossing, MA $67,686 Dorchester, MA $67,686 Dorchester Center, MA $67,686 Mattapan, MA $67,686 Charlestown, MA $67,686 Jamaica Plain, MA $67,686

Roslindale, MA $67,686 West Roxbury, MA $67,686 Allston, MA $67,686 Brighton, MA $67,686 Hyde Park, MA $67,686 Readville, MA $67,686 Cambridge, MA $67,686 Somerville, MA $67,686

Malden, MA $67,686 Everett, MA $67,686 Chelsea, MA $67,686 Revere, MA $67,686 Winthrop, MA $67,686 Medford, MA $67,686 West Medford, MA $67,686 Quincy, MA $67,686

Melrose, MA $67,686 Stoneham, MA $67,686 Braintree, MA $65,665 Milton, MA $67,686 Milton Village, MA $67,686 Weymouth, MA $65,665 East Weymouth, MA $65,665 South Weymouth, MA $65,665

North Weymouth, MA $65,665 East Boston, MA $67,686 Brockton, MA $65,665 Avon, MA $65,665 Bridgewater, MA $65,665 Bryantville, MA $65,623 Carver, MA $64,658 Duxbury, MA $65,483

East Bridgewater, MA $65,665 Easton, MA $65,665 Elmwood, MA $65,665 Halifax, MA $65,623 Hanover, MA $65,623 Hanson, MA $65,665 Holbrook, MA $65,665 Middleboro, MA $64,718

Manomet, MA $64,834 Lakeville, MA $63,929 Monponsett, MA $65,647 Abington, MA $65,665 North Carver, MA $65,526 North Easton, MA $65,665 North Pembroke, MA $65,604 Pembroke, MA $65,623

Plymouth, MA $64,925 Kingston, MA $65,501 South Carver, MA $63,869 Plympton, MA $65,562 Randolph, MA $65,665 Rockland, MA $65,665 South Easton, MA $65,665 West Bridgewater, MA $65,665

White Horse Beach, MA $64,876 Whitman, MA $65,665 Lexington, MA $67,686 Brookline, MA $67,686 Brookline Village, MA $67,686 Waltham, MA $67,686 North Waltham, MA $67,686 New Town, MA $67,686

Babson Park, MA $67,686 Newton, MA $67,686 Newton Center, MA $67,686 Newtonville, MA $67,686 Newton Highlands, MA $67,686 Newton Lower Falls, MA $67,686 Newton Upper Falls, MA $67,686 West Newton, MA $67,686

Auburndale, MA $67,686 Chestnut Hill, MA $67,686 Waban, MA $67,686 Watertown, MA $67,686 Arlington, MA $67,686 Arlington Heights, MA $67,686 Belmont, MA $67,686 Waverley, MA $67,686

Wellesley Hills, MA $67,686 Wellesley, MA $67,668 Needham, MA $67,686 Weston, MA $67,686 Needham Heights, MA $67,686 Nonantum, MA $67,686 Buzzards Bay, MA $63,851 Lincoln, MA $67,644

Stow, MA $65,192 Sudbury, MA $67,547 Wayland, MA $67,583 Woodville, MA $63,584 Woburn, MA $67,686 Burlington, MA $66,472 Andover, MA $64,288 Billerica, MA $65,313

Chelmsford, MA $65,313 Dracut, MA $65,313 Dunstable, MA $65,216 Haverhill, MA $64,288 Georgetown, MA $64,288 Groveland, MA $64,288 Lawrence, MA $64,288 Methuen, MA $64,288

North Andover, MA $64,288 Lowell, MA $65,313 Merrimac, MA $64,245 North Billerica, MA $65,313 North Chelmsford, MA $65,313 North Reading, MA $64,245 Nutting Lake, MA $65,313 Pinehurst, MA $65,313

Reading, MA $65,696 Tewksbury, MA $65,313 Tyngsboro, MA $65,313 Wakefield, MA $67,668 West Boxford, MA $64,288 Westford, MA $65,313 Wilmington, MA $64,791 Winchester, MA $67,686

Lynn, MA $67,686 Saugus, MA $67,686 Swampscott, MA $67,644 Nahant, MA $67,686 Amesbury, MA $63,960 Beverly, MA $67,522 Boxford, MA $64,288 Byfield, MA $64,245

Danvers, MA $64,184 Essex, MA $64,846 Gloucester, MA $64,943 Hamilton, MA $64,148 Hathorne, MA $64,184 Chilmark, MA $63,687 East Falmouth, MA $63,996 East Sandwich, MA $64,227

East Wareham, MA $63,869 Edgartown, MA $63,729 Falmouth, MA $63,893 Woods Hole, MA $63,893 Menemsha, MA $63,729 Monument Beach, MA $63,869 Nantucket, MA $63,729 North Falmouth, MA $63,911

Oak Bluffs, MA $63,747 Onset, MA $63,911 Pocasset, MA $63,893 Sagamore, MA $64,360 Sagamore Beach, MA $64,360 Sandwich, MA $64,233 Siasconset, MA $63,729 Silver Beach, MA $63,911

Vineyard Haven, MA $63,802 Wareham, MA $63,929 West Chop, MA $63,802 West Falmouth, MA $63,911 West Tisbury, MA $63,729 West Wareham, MA $63,954 Hyannis, MA $63,826 Barnstable, MA $64,039

Brewster, MA $63,729 Centerville, MA $64,014 Chatham, MA $63,729 Cotuit, MA $64,057 Ipswich, MA $64,148 Cummaquid, MA $63,845 Lynnfield, MA $65,914 Manchester, MA $65,095

Marblehead, MA $67,565 Middleton, MA $64,269 Newburyport, MA $64,166 Newbury, MA $64,288 Salisbury, MA $63,753 Peabody, MA $67,607 Prides Crossing, MA $65,817 Rockport, MA $64,937

Rowley, MA $64,184 Salem, MA $67,607 South Hamilton, MA $64,148 Topsfield, MA $64,245 Wenham, MA $64,166 West Newbury, MA $64,288 Accord, MA $65,665 Bellingham, MA $62,710

Brant Rock, MA $65,392 Canton, MA $65,665 Cohasset, MA $66,557 Dedham, MA $67,686 Dover, MA $67,625 East Mansfield, MA $65,665 Dennis, MA $63,729 Dennis Port, MA $63,729

East Dennis, MA $63,729 Eastham, MA $63,729 East Orleans, MA $63,729 Forestdale, MA $64,148 Harwich, MA $63,729 Harwich Port, MA $63,729 Hyannis Port, MA $63,820 Marstons Mills, MA $64,124

Mashpee, MA $64,166 North Chatham, MA $63,729 North Eastham, MA $64,549 North Truro, MA $65,362 Orleans, MA $63,729 Osterville, MA $63,936 Provincetown, MA $65,240 South Chatham, MA $63,729

South Dennis, MA $63,729 South Harwich, MA $63,729 South Orleans, MA $63,729 South Wellfleet, MA $64,549 South Yarmouth, MA $63,729 Truro, MA $64,549 Wellfleet, MA $64,549 West Barnstable, MA $64,154

West Chatham, MA $63,729 West Dennis, MA $63,729 West Harwich, MA $63,729 West Hyannisport, MA $63,960 West Yarmouth, MA $63,729 Yarmouth Port, MA $63,729 Assonet, MA $63,990 Attleboro, MA $62,892

Chartley, MA $65,665 Cuttyhunk, MA $63,929 Dartmouth, MA $64,033 Dighton, MA $63,353 East Freetown, MA $64,033 East Taunton, MA $65,562 Fairhaven, MA $64,033 Fall River, MA $64,033

Somerset, MA $63,972 Marion, MA $64,033 Mattapoisett, MA $64,033 New Bedford, MA $64,033 Acushnet, MA $64,033

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

$60,406

Average $66,048/year

$77,247

$5,034

Average $5,504/month

$6,437

$1,162

Average $1,270/week

$1,486

$29

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,247	$6,437	$1,486	$37
Average	$66,048	$5,504	$1,270	$32
25th Percentile	$60,406	$5,034	$1,162	$29

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