State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Colorado vs Delaware
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Colorado, $101,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
Colorado vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
-24%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Chemists
- Median
- $101,980
- p25
- $77,910
- p75
- $132,560
- p10
- $61,260
- p90
- $162,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.