State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Alaska vs Maryland
Chemists in Maryland earn a median of $140,670. In Alaska, $106,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.6%
Alaska vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-22.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Chemists
- Median
- $106,010
- p25
- $76,430
- p75
- $119,820
- p10
- $61,840
- p90
- $140,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Maryland
Chemists
- Median
- $140,670
- p25
- $103,840
- p75
- $171,310
- p10
- $75,430
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.