State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Alabama vs Nebraska
Chemical Engineers in Alabama earn a median of $135,030. In Nebraska, $98,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.4% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
Alabama vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+39.4%
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
Nebraska
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $98,310
- p25
- $76,610
- p75
- $131,890
- p10
- $60,840
- p90
- $156,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.