Of the 1,910 chemistry professionals employed in Kansas, 1,620 work in Leavenworth. There has been a 33% growth in the number of chemistry professionals in Leavenworth between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for chemistry professionals in Leavenworth has increased, overall employment in Leavenworth has also increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Leavenworth has grown, salaries for chemistry professionals have also increased. In 2010 Leavenworth chemistry professionals earned an average yearly salary of $48,515. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for chemistry professionals in Leavenworth was $46,618 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Leavenworth.

Chemistry professionals in Leavenworth earn a median salary of $46,585 per year. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 141%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $29,952 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $72,102 per year.

Chemistry professional salaries in Leavenworth are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

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

Approximately 1 students graduated from chemistry courses in 2010.