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Chemical Technicians pay in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC and Baton Rouge, LA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Chemical Technicians is $77,220 per year in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC. It is $92,120 per year in Baton Rouge, LA. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 16.2% below Baton Rouge, LA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 19-4031 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 90 wage and salary jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC and 410 in Baton Rouge, LA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings