Chemist salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Largo, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Riverview.

Also listed as: Quality Control Chemist, Analytical Chemist

Median salary$83,574
Middle 50%$68.3k–$92.2k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $90,000
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,032 and $113,985.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,154
25th$68,276
50th (median)$83,574
75th$92,206
90th$94,723

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $74,006 (33 filings) FY2021: median $71,390 (14 filings) FY2022: median $81,200 (15 filings) FY2023: median $82,118 (14 filings) FY2025: median $76,170 (15 filings) FY2026: median $83,574 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 33
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$74,006$60,000$74,00633
FY2021$71,390$63,170$74,25614
FY2022$81,200$65,427$95,73715
FY2023$82,118$70,736$83,39214
FY2024–––9
FY2025$76,170$60,154$92,20615
FY2026$83,574$71,552$86,20316

Cost of living

Tampa's median Chemist salary of $83,574 is worth about $82,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tampa = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Chemists in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $76,830 in May 2025 (240 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,574, 9% higher.

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
Belcher Pharmaceuticals$76,17013
Ajenat Pharmaceuticalstoo few6
Catalent Pharma Solutionstoo few3
Lonza Tampatoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV $92,206 15

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$83,574$92,20615

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.