State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs South Carolina
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In South Carolina, $79,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53% — not 63%.
Nominal pay gap
+63%
Delaware vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+53%
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%
South Carolina
Chemists
- Median
- $79,670
- p25
- $64,860
- p75
- $105,820
- p10
- $54,420
- p90
- $139,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.