State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Georgia, $92,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.6% — not 61.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.6%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+41.6%
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
Georgia
Chemists
- Median
- $92,750
- p25
- $66,310
- p75
- $121,830
- p10
- $56,760
- p90
- $144,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +16%
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.