State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Texas
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Texas, $99,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.8% — not 30.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.3%
Delaware vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+26.8%
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%
Texas
Chemists
- Median
- $99,640
- p25
- $73,160
- p75
- $139,010
- p10
- $58,850
- p90
- $170,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.