State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Arizona vs Maryland
Chemists in Maryland earn a median of $140,670. In Arizona, $81,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.4% — not 41.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.9%
Arizona vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-39.4%
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%
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.