Chemists Salary in Grand Rapids, MI

Chemists pay range in Grand Rapids

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,000 or more. The middle half of chemists in Grand Rapids earn between $66,930 and $100,660.

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

Chemists salary after taxes in Grand Rapids

On the average salary of $89,540, a single filer in Grand Rapids takes home about $67,006 a year, or $5,584 a month and $2,577 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 (2025 rules). Includes Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).

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

Prices in the Grand Rapids area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $89,540 buys what about $93,714 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Rapids ($47,570). A typical home costs $359,923, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemists salary in other Michigan cities

Grand Rapids ranks 6th of 8 Michigan metro areas for this job; Bay City pays the most ($139,910).

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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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