Chemists pay range in Napa
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $157,740 or more. The middle half of chemists in Napa earn between $69,570 and $130,690.
- $63K10th
- $70K25th
- $89KMedian
- $131K75th
- $158K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $100,740 | $8,395 | $48.43 |
| Median | $89,180 | $7,432 | $42.88 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $69,570 | $5,798 | $33.45 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $130,690 | $10,891 | $62.83 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Chemists salary after taxes in Napa
On the average salary of $100,740, a single filer in Napa takes home about $74,424 a year, or $6,202 a month and $2,862 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Napa a good place for chemists? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Napa area are 13% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 112.6), so the average $100,740 buys what about $89,504 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Napa ($55,210). A typical home costs $890,662, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.
Chemists salary in other California cities
Napa ranks 6th of 19 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($130,870).
- San Francisco$130,870
- San Jose$121,350
- Bakersfield$105,620
- Salinas$104,930
- San Diego$101,250
- Napa$100,740
- Santa Rosa$100,440
- Los Angeles$99,150
- Santa Cruz$97,460
- Santa Maria$95,140
Highest-paying cities for chemists
Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,550).
- Washington, DC$144,550
- Bay City, MI$139,910
- Lexington Park, MD$132,480
- San Francisco, CA$130,870
- Boston, MA$130,520
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Chemists salary in Napa: questions
How much do chemists make an hour in Napa?
$48.43 an hour on average, and $42.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level chemists salary in Napa?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $69,570, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the chemists take-home pay in Napa?
About $74,424 a year ($6,202 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $100,740. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do chemists earn more in Napa than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($101,816).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-2031; area Napa, CA (34900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.3%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.25, this job is 1.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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