State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Arizona vs Delaware
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Arizona, $81,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.6% — not 37.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.1%
Arizona vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
-37.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Chemists
- Median
- $81,730
- p25
- $62,350
- p75
- $119,390
- p10
- $53,520
- p90
- $135,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
Delaware
Chemists
- Median
- $129,860
- p25
- $100,800
- p75
- $139,820
- p10
- $80,500
- p90
- $170,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.