Entry-level Chemist salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Winder, Norcross, Johns Creek, Duluth, Kennesaw.

Also listed as: Quality Control Chemist, Analytical Chemist

Median salary$65,416
Middle 50%$62.7k–$69k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $68,979
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $59,315 and $76,905.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,008
25th$62,652
50th (median)$65,416
75th$68,964
90th$73,186

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2023: median $57,578 (16 filings) FY2024: median $58,968 (21 filings) FY2025: median $65,640 (17 filings) FY2026: median $65,375 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 21
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––4
FY2023$57,578$56,838$63,78316
FY2024$58,968$56,880$64,00021
FY2025$65,640$61,884$66,49217
FY2026$65,375$63,003$69,30912

Cost of living

Atlanta's median entry-level Chemist salary of $65,416 is worth about $65,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Chemists in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $97,930 in May 2025 (730 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,416, 33% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Emory University$65,64021
Georgia Institute of Technologytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,416 29
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$51,355$65,41629

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.