State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Arkansas vs Delaware
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Arkansas, $75,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 41.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.8%
Arkansas vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
-33.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Chemists
- Median
- $75,570
- p25
- $57,830
- p75
- $106,330
- p10
- $46,600
- p90
- $131,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.