State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Nevada
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Nevada, $81,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.3% — not 60%.
Nominal pay gap
+60%
Delaware vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+60.3%
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%
Nevada
Chemists
- Median
- $81,170
- p25
- $60,960
- p75
- $107,350
- p10
- $49,220
- p90
- $130,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +67%
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.