Chemical Engineer Salary

The average salary for a Chemical Engineer in the UK is:

£40,505

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Chemical Engineer Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £27,000.

The average salary in 2009 was £43,833, based on 29 respondents (a difference of 62% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £37,470, based on 30 respondents (a difference of -17% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £40,828, based on 29 respondents (a difference of 9% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £56,123, based on 13 respondents (a difference of 37% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Chemical Engineer based on all salary survey responses is: £35,000

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Chemical Engineer is £20.25.


Assorted Chemical Engineer Salary Information

SalaryLocationDate
£41,000Scotland10-April-14
£30,000Unknown14-November-13
£29,000Unknown14-November-13
£40,000Yorkshire and North East23-May-13
Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.
Graph of Chemical Engineer salary data

Chemical Engineer Salary By UK Region

SalaryRegion
£27,500Scotland
£23,334East of England
£30,075North West
£47,146South East
£32,334Yorkshire and North East
£44,695London
£40,000Wales
£26,500Northern Ireland
£21,000Midlands

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Chemical Engineer, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £30,379 for a worker in their 20s, £39,695 (30s), £46,986 (40s) and £46,986 (50s).
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The average salary figure above for a Chemical Engineer is considered highly likely to be representative of the UK market average due to the high number of respondents who had this exact job title.

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