State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Kansas, $82,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.3% — not 80.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.9%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+48.3%
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
Kansas
Chemists
- Median
- $82,820
- p25
- $60,050
- p75
- $107,510
- p10
- $53,360
- p90
- $132,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- 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.