Exactly 40 of Illinois' 11,480 biochemistry professionals work in Carbondale. There has been a 60% decline in the number of biochemistry professionals in Carbondale between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Carbondale has increased.

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In Carbondale, salaries for biochemistry professionals have increased. In 2010 biochemistry professionals in Carbondale reportedly earned an average salary of $71,580 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, biochemistry professionals in Carbondale made an average salary of $65,890 per year. The growth in the salary of biochemistry professionals in Carbondale is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Biochemistry professionals in Carbondale make a median yearly salary of $72,120. The difference in pay between the biochemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 282%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $27,990 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $106,790 per year.

On average biochemistry professional salaries in Carbondale are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited biochemistry school in the city. Many of Carbondale's biochemistry professionals are graduates of this school.

Carbondale's biochemistry schools offer 2 biochemistry degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 17 students graduated from biochemistry courses in 2010.