Salaries & Surveys

The American Chemical Society is dedicated to providing programs and services to facilitate the career development of chemical professionals, and has a long history of effectively reporting on professional chemical employment.

The ACS Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA) is charged with fostering ongoing improvements in the economic and professional status of chemical scientists. To carry out this mission, CEPA conducts periodic fact-finding studies on the economic status of the chemical profession and monitors the state of the economic and professional affairs of chemical scientists.

CEPA works with the Department of Career Management and Development to provide programs, services, and publications to assist chemists in making career decisions. In particular, CEPA directs the development of workforce studies about employment and industry trends that affect the chemical profession.

The published study reports provide: hard data on the salaries of employment of chemists, an overview of trends in the chemical enterprise, and guidance for chemists regarding areas of emerging technologies and employment opportunities.

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  The ACS Salary Comparator uses data from employment surveys plus your defined employment situation to generate a median base salary for such positions.