Exactly 210 of the 1,540 chemistry professionals employed in West Virginia, work in Charleston. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of chemistry professionals in Charleston has shrunk by 56%. Overall employment in Charleston has increased.

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Salaries for chemistry professionals in Charleston have decreased. In 2010 Charleston chemistry professionals earned an average yearly salary of $42,943. Chemistry professionals in Charleston made a yearly average salary of $47,843, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Charleston.

Chemistry professionals in Charleston earn a median salary of $36,230 per year. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 189%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,830 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $74,743 per year.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 2 students completed chemistry courses.