Exactly 2,530 of Maryland's 5,220 chemistry professionals work in Westminster. Between 2006 and 2010, in Westminster, there has been a 7% decline in the number of chemistry professionals. As the number of chemistry professionals in Westminster has decreased, overall employment in Westminster has increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Westminster has shrunk, salaries for chemistry professionals have increased. In 2010 chemistry professionals in Westminster reportedly earned an average salary of $58,598 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for chemistry professionals in Westminster was $50,625 per year. The growth in the salary of chemistry professionals in Westminster is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chemistry professionals in Westminster make a median yearly salary of $54,838. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 169%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,225 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $89,498 per year.

Westminster chemistry professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

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

Approximately 6 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.