State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Florida
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Florida, $82,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.6% — not 56.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.9%
Delaware vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+62.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Florida
Chemists
- Median
- $82,740
- p25
- $60,980
- p75
- $108,640
- p10
- $50,200
- p90
- $150,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.