Of the 960 chemistry professionals employed in Idaho, 240 work in Boise. The number of chemistry professionals in Boise has grown by 700% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of chemistry professionals in Boise has increased, overall employment in Boise has also increased.

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In Boise, salaries for chemistry professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $47,635 per year was earned by chemistry professionals in Boise. Four years earlier in 2006, chemistry professionals in Boise made an average salary of $40,900 per year. The growth in the salary of chemistry professionals in Boise is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chemistry professionals in Boise earn a median salary of $40,455 per year. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 134%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $31,450 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $73,645 per year.

On average chemistry professional salaries in Boise are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Boise's chemistry professionals are graduates of the only accredited chemistry school in the city.

Boise's chemistry school offers one chemistry degree and certificate program.

Approximately 11 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.