Exactly 2,130 of Indiana's 6,080 chemistry professionals work in Franklin. There has been a 27% growth in the number of chemistry professionals in Franklin between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of chemistry professionals in Franklin has increased, overall employment in Franklin has also increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Franklin has grown, salaries for chemistry professionals have decreased. Franklin chemistry professionals made $43,870 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for chemistry professionals in Franklin was $53,623 per year. This decline is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Franklin.

Chemistry professionals make a median salary of $41,360 per year in Franklin. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 116%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $29,507 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $63,630 per year.

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

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

There is one degree and certificate program in chemistry offered by Franklin's chemistry school.

Approximately 5 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.