State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Florida, $82,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 70.4% — not 81.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.1%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+70.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Chemists
- Median
- $149,860
- p25
- $128,610
- p75
- $172,560
- p10
- $101,400
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Florida
Chemists
- Median
- $82,740
- p25
- $60,980
- p75
- $108,640
- p10
- $50,200
- p90
- $150,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.