State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Louisiana, $103,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 44.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.2%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+15.8%
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
Louisiana
Chemists
- Median
- $103,890
- p25
- $77,160
- p75
- $131,950
- p10
- $58,310
- p90
- $168,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- 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.