Exactly 3,910 of the 6,660 chemistry professionals employed in Massachusetts, work in Cambridge. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of chemistry professionals in Cambridge has grown by 20%. As the number of chemistry professionals in Cambridge has increased, overall employment in Cambridge has also increased.

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Salaries for chemistry professionals in Cambridge have increased. Cambridge chemistry professionals made $60,108 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for chemistry professionals in Cambridge was $55,273 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Cambridge.

Chemistry professionals make a median salary of $58,370 per year in Cambridge. The 10% of chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $36,742 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $89,508 per year.

Cambridge chemistry professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Cambridge's chemistry professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited chemistry schools in the city.

Cambridge's chemistry schools offer 6 chemistry degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 147 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.