State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Hawaii
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Hawaii, $84,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 70.1% — not 54.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.3%
Delaware vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+70.1%
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%
Hawaii
Chemists
- Median
- $84,150
- p25
- $70,030
- p75
- $104,850
- p10
- $63,080
- p90
- $126,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- 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.