State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs New Mexico
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In New Mexico, $126,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 2.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.3%
Delaware vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-5.5%
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%
New Mexico
Chemists
- Median
- $126,960
- p25
- $73,070
- p75
- $178,480
- p10
- $59,490
- p90
- $212,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.