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How much do chemical sales representative jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 7, 2026, the average yearly pay for chemical sales representative in the United States is $89,583.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $75,000.00 and $104,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a chemical sales representative?

To thrive as a Chemical Sales Representative, you need a solid understanding of chemistry or related sciences, sales experience, and often a relevant bachelor's degree. Familiarity with customer relationship management (CRM) software, product databases, and knowledge of industry safety regulations is highly valued. Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills set top performers apart in this role. These competencies help build trust with clients, achieve sales targets, and navigate the technical aspects of chemical product offerings.

What is a chemical sales representative?

A Chemical Sales Representative is responsible for selling chemical products and services to businesses in industries such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and research. They identify potential clients, provide technical information, negotiate contracts, and maintain relationships with existing customers. The role requires a strong understanding of chemistry, market trends, and customer needs. Additionally, they collaborate with internal teams to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.

What are some common challenges faced by chemical sales representatives in their daily work?

Chemical Sales Representatives often encounter challenges such as understanding complex technical products, keeping up with fast-evolving industry regulations, and addressing clients’ highly specific needs. Success in this role requires quickly learning product applications, effective problem-solving when customer requirements change, and persisting through competitive sales environments. Representatives must balance time between prospecting new clients, maintaining existing relationships, and providing technical support or product demonstrations. Overcoming these challenges offers valuable opportunities to build long-term client partnerships and develop in-depth industry expertise.

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Infographic showing various Chemical Sales Representative job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 81% Full Time, 18% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 82% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 17% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $89,583 per year, or $43.1 per hour.

Market Developer - Chemical Formulating

Univar Solutions

Bellevue, WA • On-site, Remote

$80K - $97K/yr

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Job description

We value passion, energy, and enthusiasm to ignite transformation in our industry.
Start your career journey with ChemPoint!  Be part of our team that is transforming the chemical, ingredient, and industrial finished products industry. 
 

Primary Purpose:

The Market Developer - Chemical Formulating acts as a technical product specialist. You will secure new business for specialty additives, primarily in durable goods, automotive, household&institutional and building&construction markets. You will also be able to target a wide range of markets and industry segments for these products. Sales goals are approached and achieved through formulation/application consultation with customers. You will use both reactive methods: inbound inquiry, internal consult calls, and proactive methods: call campaigns, cross selling, referrals, to meet your goals. This role uncovers deep market understanding and communicates that information back to our marketing team so we can proactively solve more problems.  


What You'll Do: 

  • Execute sales campaigns by performing targeted sales calls, interacting primarily with project specifiers and technical/R&D personnel to identify, test, and refine product value propositions and share results with the Product Manager. 

  • Achieve customer-focused solutions and work toward product line goals by defining objective, environment, resources, and plan. Foresee and mitigates risks associated to customer/supplier needs and potential solutions. 

  • Support Product Line growth by taking sales opportunities through the full sales cycle and providing additional technical support as needed after the new business is transitioned to an Account Representative for maintenance. 

  • Develop and demonstrate technical proficiency: working closely with customers, technical supplier contacts and Product Managers. 

  • Build and deliver Product and Industry training; provide product/application specific training as necessary for sales representatives. 

  • Assist sales representatives with technical sales calls to support application development and make effective product recommendations. 

  • Assist Product Manager in campaign strategy development by helping to create and refine campaign/product collateral (internal and online). 

 
 
 
What You'll Need: 
 
 
  • Science or Technical degree from fully accredited four-year institution or equivalent work experience is required; e.g. Chemistry, Biology, any Engineering discipline 

  • 3+ years' sales or industry or product experience within relevant focus area 

  • Experience and sound knowledge of using PC and Windows OS 

  • Knowledge and experience working with MS Office Suite 

  • Technical proficiency for select products and industry segments, with the ability to quickly learn 

  • Technical product application, usage, and chemical process information 

 
 
 

Where You'll Work:

This is a hybrid role based in Bellevue, WA and The Woodlands, TX.

Pay and Benefits:

  • The salary range for this position is $80,320 - $97,750 annually.
  • The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.
  • Available employee benefits include health, vision, dental coverage, along with industry-leading retirement and time off programs.

What You Can Expect:

 

  • Strong work/life flexibility.
  • To be surrounded by an inclusive team who is collaborative and committed to the achievement of the company.
  • To be rewarded for your contributions with a targeted annual company bonus and annual salary reviews.
  • Competitive pay and benefits.

We are ChemPoint. We are fanatical about every customer and supplier interaction and dedicated to reaching customers and delivering actionable insights to enable producer success.   We're the leader in the marketing, sales, and distribution of specialty and fine chemicals. ChemPoint represents over 70 suppliers and 220 product lines in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. 

ChemPoint supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!  

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges and respects the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of every employee.  Through our dedicated Employee Resource Networks, we provide the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry while making a difference in our communities.  

ChemPoint is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the hiring process, please contact us at careers@univarsolutions.com.

ChemPoint does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with ChemPoint prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by ChemPoint's Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.


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