Exactly 340 of Illinois' 8,650 chemistry professionals work in Eureka. The number of chemistry professionals in Eureka has grown by 3% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Eureka has also increased.

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In Eureka, salaries for chemistry professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $62,530 per year was earned by chemistry professionals in Eureka. Chemistry professionals in Eureka made a yearly average salary of $59,810, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Eureka.

Chemistry professionals in Eureka make a median yearly salary of $60,223. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 101%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $42,873 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $86,030 per year.

On average chemistry professional salaries in Eureka are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

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

Approximately 2 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.