Of the 22,090 chemistry professionals employed in California, 1,890 work in Redwood City. There has been a 60% growth in the number of chemistry professionals in Redwood City between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for chemistry professionals in Redwood City has increased, overall employment in Redwood City has also increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Redwood City has grown, salaries for chemistry professionals have also increased. In 2010 Redwood City chemistry professionals earned an average yearly salary of $64,883. The average salary for chemistry professionals in Redwood City was $57,427 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of chemistry professionals in Redwood City is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chemistry professionals in Redwood City make a median yearly salary of $61,975. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 119%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $42,362 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $92,972 per year.

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

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

Redwood City's chemistry school offers one chemistry degree and certificate program.

Approximately 2 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.