State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Alabama, $97,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.2% — not 34.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.7%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-19.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Chemists
- Median
- $97,830
- p25
- $73,500
- p75
- $126,200
- p10
- $61,050
- p90
- $150,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Chemists
- Median
- $149,860
- p25
- $128,610
- p75
- $172,560
- p10
- $101,400
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.