Chemists Salary in Wilmington, NC

Chemists pay range in Wilmington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,560 or more. The middle half of chemists in Wilmington earn between $66,140 and $102,920.

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

Chemists salary after taxes in Wilmington

On the average salary of $82,590, a single filer in Wilmington takes home about $64,145 a year, or $5,345 a month and $2,467 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Wilmington area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.4), so the average $82,590 buys what about $85,655 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Wilmington ($45,800). A typical home costs $446,210, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemists salary in other North Carolina cities

Wilmington ranks 8th of 9 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Winston-Salem pays the most ($98,530).

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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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