State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Indiana, $78,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.5% — not 90.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.3%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+61.5%
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
Indiana
Chemists
- Median
- $78,770
- p25
- $63,790
- p75
- $99,870
- p10
- $56,960
- p90
- $133,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.