State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Idaho, $78,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67% — not 92.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.1%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+67%
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
Idaho
Chemists
- Median
- $78,000
- p25
- $58,480
- p75
- $106,750
- p10
- $37,230
- p90
- $134,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.