Entry-level Chemist salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 58 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes East Windsor, Princeton, Ewing, Pennington, South Plainfield.

Also listed as: Quality Control Chemist, Analytical Chemist

Median salary$64,000
Middle 50%$62.5k–$65k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $80,000
Filings58FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,317 and $79,739.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,500
25th$62,500
50th (median)$64,000
75th$65,000
90th$68,671

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $53,076 (19 filings) FY2021: median $60,000 (27 filings) FY2022: median $69,000 (25 filings) FY2023: median $65,000 (18 filings) FY2024: median $65,000 (19 filings) FY2025: median $62,500 (46 filings) FY2026: median $65,000 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 46 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 46
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$53,076$50,100$59,92119
FY2021$60,000$52,704$70,00027
FY2022$69,000$61,000$72,00025
FY2023$65,000$65,000$71,50018
FY2024$65,000$65,000$70,00019
FY2025$62,500$62,500$65,00046
FY2026$65,000$65,000$66,24912

Cost of living

Trenton's median entry-level Chemist salary of $64,000 is worth about $62,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Trenton = 103.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Chemists in the Trenton, NJ area earned a median of $81,500 in May 2025 (480 employed). The H-1B median here is $64,000, 21% 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
The Trustees Of Princeton University$65,00026
Novitium Pharma$62,50025
ForDoz Pharmatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,000 58
Mid-level · Level II $87,486 30
Senior · Level III $99,528 19
Expert · Level IV $140,166 14

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$62,317$64,00058
Mid-level · Level II$77,854$87,48630
Senior · Level III$93,392$99,52819
Expert · Level IV$108,930$140,16614

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.