State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs New Jersey
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In New Jersey, $84,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.6% — not 53.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.8%
Delaware vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+67.6%
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%
New Jersey
Chemists
- Median
- $84,450
- p25
- $75,050
- p75
- $109,470
- p10
- $60,910
- p90
- $144,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.