Chemists Salary in Wichita, KS

Chemists pay range in Wichita

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,120 or more. The middle half of chemists in Wichita earn between $64,030 and $118,220.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chemists salary after taxes in Wichita

On the average salary of $90,300, a single filer in Wichita takes home about $68,117 a year, or $5,676 a month and $2,620 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Wichita a good place for chemists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wichita area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $90,300 buys what about $101,522 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita ($47,630). A typical home costs $225,557, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemists salary in other Kansas cities

Wichita ranks 2nd of 3 Kansas metro areas for this job; Lawrence pays the most ($100,120).

All Chemists salaries in Kansas

Highest-paying cities for chemists

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,550).

Chemists salary by city

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