State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Iowa
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Iowa, $86,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.7% — not 50.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.8%
Delaware vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+32.7%
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%
Iowa
Chemists
- Median
- $86,100
- p25
- $68,740
- p75
- $106,810
- p10
- $65,270
- p90
- $137,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.