State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Kentucky
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Kentucky, $84,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.6% — not 54.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.4%
Delaware vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+39.6%
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%
Kentucky
Chemists
- Median
- $84,090
- p25
- $64,800
- p75
- $98,190
- p10
- $54,950
- p90
- $126,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -86%
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.