Exactly 5,160 of the 22,090 chemistry professionals employed in California, work in Los Angeles. There has been a 50% growth in the number of chemistry professionals in Los Angeles between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of chemistry professionals in Los Angeles has increased, overall employment in Los Angeles has also increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Los Angeles has grown, salaries for chemistry professionals have also increased. Los Angeles chemistry professionals made $52,440 per year, on average, in 2010. Chemistry professionals in Los Angeles made a yearly average salary of $49,550, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of chemistry professionals in Los Angeles is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chemistry professionals in Los Angeles make a median yearly salary of $49,908. 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 $34,870 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $75,248 per year.

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

There are 8 accredited chemistry schools in the city. Many of Los Angeles' chemistry professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 17 degree and certificate programs in chemistry offered by Los Angeles' chemistry schools.

Approximately 222 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.