Chemist II

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Chemists — about 770 people — is $79,670. Clemson University pays a median base salary of $61,451 for this role, 23% below that figure — about the 20th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at Clemson University is $61,451, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Chemist II is held in 5 South Carolina departments. In Clemson University, the median of $65,202 ranks #1 of 5.

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $63,337 ranks #10 of 16. See Chemist across all of South Carolina →

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• Accountant/Fiscal Analyst II 42
• Accountant/Fiscal Analyst III 53
• Accounting/Fiscal Manager I 30
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• Department Chair/Head 39
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• Director 84
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• Environmental Health Manager II 16
• Executive Assistant I 15
• Extension Agent-Associate 42
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• Facilities Maintenance Manager I 13
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• Grants Administrator I 26
• Human Resources Manager II 21
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• Investigator IV 21
• IT Consultant I 26
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• IT Director I 20
• IT Manager II 15
• Laboratory Technologist II 16
• Laboratory Technologist III 22
• Law Enforcement Officer II 14
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• Principal Lecturer 95
• Professor 345
• Program Coordinator I 40
• Program Coordinator II 57
• Program Manager I 55
• Program Manager II 52
• Project Manager I 28
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