State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Washington
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Washington, $97,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.9% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
Delaware vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+42.9%
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%
Washington
Chemists
- Median
- $97,420
- p25
- $77,390
- p75
- $128,500
- p10
- $62,690
- p90
- $165,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.