State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Kentucky, $84,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.3% — not 78.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.2%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+46.3%
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
Kentucky
Chemists
- Median
- $84,090
- p25
- $64,800
- p75
- $98,190
- p10
- $54,950
- p90
- $126,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -86%
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.