State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Nebraska
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Nebraska, $74,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.5% — not 73.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.4%
Delaware vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+56.5%
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%
Nebraska
Chemists
- Median
- $74,890
- p25
- $64,850
- p75
- $98,830
- p10
- $62,280
- p90
- $128,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.