State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Illinois, $85,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60% — not 75.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.8%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+60%
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
Illinois
Chemists
- Median
- $85,230
- p25
- $71,160
- p75
- $123,290
- p10
- $60,740
- p90
- $141,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.