State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Oregon
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Oregon, $104,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.6% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.2%
Delaware vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+28.6%
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%
Oregon
Chemists
- Median
- $104,590
- p25
- $82,000
- p75
- $141,720
- p10
- $70,320
- p90
- $157,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- 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.