State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Oklahoma
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Oklahoma, $74,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.4% — not 73.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.2%
Delaware vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+52.4%
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%
Oklahoma
Chemists
- Median
- $74,960
- p25
- $59,640
- p75
- $105,140
- p10
- $48,520
- p90
- $112,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -21%
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.