Chemical Engineer salary in Miami, FL

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Palm Beach, Miami Lakes, Doral, Medley, Miramar.

Also listed as: Process Engineer

Median salary$96,179
Middle 50%$86.1k–$113.2k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $118,700
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,365 and $166,700.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,539
25th$86,100
50th (median)$96,179
75th$113,219
90th$139,000

Cost of living

Miami's median Chemical Engineer salary of $96,179 is worth about $84,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Miami = 114.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Chemical Engineers in the Miami, FL area earned a median of $111,980 in May 2025 (50 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,179, 14% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Revlon Consumer Productstoo few2
Thermo Fisher Scientifictoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.