Exactly 80 of the 8,650 chemistry professionals employed in Illinois, work in Champaign. There has been a 60% growth in the number of chemistry professionals in Champaign between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for chemistry professionals in Champaign has increased, overall employment in Champaign has also increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Champaign has grown, salaries for chemistry professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $55,635 per year was earned by chemistry professionals in Champaign. Four years earlier in 2006, chemistry professionals in Champaign made an average salary of $55,340 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Champaign.

Chemistry professionals in Champaign make a median yearly salary of $44,570. The 10% of chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $29,295 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 255% higher salaries.

On average chemistry professionals in Champaign earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Champaign.

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

There are a total of 4 degree and certificate programs in chemistry offered by Champaign's chemistry schools.

Approximately 155 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.