State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Delaware vs Wisconsin
Chemists in Delaware earn a median of $129,860. In Wisconsin, $78,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.5% — not 64.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.9%
Delaware vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+55.5%
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%
Wisconsin
Chemists
- Median
- $78,730
- p25
- $64,760
- p75
- $96,720
- p10
- $52,020
- p90
- $109,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -79%
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.