State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Arkansas vs Maryland
Chemists in Maryland earn a median of $140,670. In Arkansas, $75,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.1% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.3%
Arkansas vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-35.1%
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%
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.