State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Alabama vs Montana
Chemical Engineers in Alabama earn a median of $135,030. In Montana, $127,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 5.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.9%
Alabama vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+12.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $135,030
- p25
- $96,820
- p75
- $141,840
- p10
- $77,750
- p90
- $164,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Montana
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $127,490
- p25
- $99,690
- p75
- $158,280
- p10
- $88,640
- p90
- $165,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.