Exactly 1,890 of the 22,090 chemistry professionals employed in California, work in San Mateo. Between 2006 and 2010, in San Mateo, there has been a 60% growth in the number of chemistry professionals. As the employment for chemistry professionals in San Mateo has increased, overall employment in San Mateo has also increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in San Mateo has grown, salaries for chemistry professionals have also increased. San Mateo chemistry professionals made $64,883 per year, on average, in 2010. Chemistry professionals in San Mateo made a yearly average salary of $57,427, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in San Mateo.

Chemistry professionals make a median salary of $61,975 per year in San Mateo. 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.

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

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

San Mateo's chemistry school offers one chemistry degree and certificate program.

Approximately 2 students graduated from chemistry courses in 2010.