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Average Chemical Technicians Salary in Clarksville, TN-KY

Chemical Technicians in Clarksville, TN-KY earn a median annual salary of $47,580, which is -17.7% compared to the national median. There are 30 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Clarksville, TN-KY (metro area).

$47,580
Clarksville, TN-KY median annual wage
$23/hour median
-17.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $57,790
30
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.91
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,670
25th
$43,680
Median
$47,580
75th
$55,600
90th
$57,960

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Clarksville, TN-KY, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$52,316
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 72.5%
Rents: 73.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Dothan, AL$128,190Compare30
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$88,800Compare240
Baton Rouge, LA$86,360Compare390
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$83,530Compare300
Lake Charles, LA$81,710Compare110
Springfield, MA$81,070Compare140

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Clarksville, TN-KY

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$236,0900.87
Chief Executives$161,4900.82
Dentists, General$141,2300.74
Architectural And Engineering Managers$130,4800.44
Lawyers$129,0500.25
Pharmacists$127,5100.96
Psychologists, All Other$124,5503.52
Financial Managers$123,0000.56

Clarksville, TN-KY has salary data for 304 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Chemical Technicians in Clarksville, TN-KY

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Chemical Technicians are projected to change by +3.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 6,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.