Chemist salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Davis, Rancho Cordova.

Also listed as: Quality Control Chemist, Analytical Chemist

Median salary$85,000

Middle 50%$82.8k–$100k

vs. national median−6%comparison median $90,000

Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,760 and $143,000.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$75,000	$67,301	$78,726	11
FY2021	$73,600	$69,000	$81,500	12
FY2022	–	–	–	6
FY2023	–	–	–	7
FY2024	$95,569	$77,543	$109,609	16
FY2025	$85,000	$82,250	$101,120	16
FY2026	–	–	–	5

Sacramento's median Chemist salary of $85,000 is worth about $79,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sacramento = 106.7).

All Chemists in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $82,400 in May 2025 (400 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,000, 3% higher.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals	$85,000	17
AMPAC Fine Chemicals	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$78,291	$83,000	11

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.