Exactly 790 of the 2,360 chemistry professionals employed in Kentucky, work in Louisville. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of chemistry professionals in Louisville has shrunk by 33%. Overall employment in Louisville has increased.

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Salaries for chemistry professionals in Louisville have increased. Louisville chemistry professionals made $52,105 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for chemistry professionals in Louisville was $48,163 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of chemistry professionals in Louisville is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chemistry professionals in Louisville make a median yearly salary of $49,402. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 115%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $34,625 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $74,535 per year.

On average chemistry professionals in Louisville earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Louisville.

Many of Louisville's chemistry professionals are graduates of one of the 3 accredited chemistry schools in the city.

There are a total of 6 degree and certificate programs in chemistry offered by Louisville's chemistry schools.

In 2010 approximately 42 students completed chemistry courses.