State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Iowa, $86,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 74.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.1%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+39.1%
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
Iowa
Chemists
- Median
- $86,100
- p25
- $68,740
- p75
- $106,810
- p10
- $65,270
- p90
- $137,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.