What Is the Salary of a Tenured Chemistry Professor?
Most tenured professors possess a doctoral degree, which takes around six years to complete. Obtaining a tenured position at a university takes around seven years. Budget cuts and class offerings reduced the amount of tenure positions in 2010. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, tenure-track professors experience high competition. Professors with doctoral degrees receive the best opportunities. According to 2010 BLS reports, chemistry professors can earn up to $133,000 annually.
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Median Earnings
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In 2010, chemistry professors earned an annual mean wage of $80,070. Professors earned a median wage of $70,520 per year. Those in the lower 10 percentile earned $40,970 per year compared to professors in the lower 25 percentile who earned $53,130 annually. Tenured chemistry professors in the upper 75 percentile grossed an annual wage of $95,800. Chemistry professors in the 90 percentile earned an annual median wage of $133,540 based on BLS wage reports.
Industry Earnings
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Tenured chemistry professors employed by colleges, universities and professional schools earned higher wages than junior college professors. Colleges, universities and professional schools paid an annual mean wage of $83,250. Junior colleges paid chemistry professors an annual mean wage of $67,720 as reported by the bureau. Chemistry professors employed by scientific research and development services earned $89,350 per year.
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Common Geographical Locations
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California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio employed the highest number of tenured chemistry professors in 2010. BLS wage estimates show that California paid 2,110 professors an annual mean wage of $98,300 followed by 1,680 Texas professors who earned $84,050. New York paid 1,490 chemistry professors an annual mean wage of $94,290. Pennsylvania employed 1,360 professors at an annual mean wage of $79,510 followed by 1,030 professors who grossed an annual wage of $74,200.
Highest Paying Geographical Locations
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Massachusetts, California, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island paid the highest annual mean wage based on geographical location. The BLS reports that Massachusetts professors earned an annual mean wage of $99,340. Professors employed in California and New York earned an annual mean wage of $98,300 and $94,290, respectively. Tenured chemistry professors in Oregon earned an annual wage of $89,810 followed by chemistry professors in Rhode Island who earned $89,400 per year.
Highest Pay Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas
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The Durham, North Carolina metropolitan area paid tenured chemistry professors an annual mean wage of $119,160. Winston and Salem, North Carolina paid the second highest wage of $114,420 per year. Professors in the Austin-Round Rock, Texas area earned $112,450. Chemistry professors in non-metropolitan areas earned lower wages. Professors in the North Central Massachusetts area earned a mean wage of $94,020. Tenured chemistry professors employed in the Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan earned $86,780 compared to other Ohio non-metropolitan areas that paid $86,110 annually.
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