State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Maine, $64,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 105.5% — not 132.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+132.6%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+105.5%
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
Maine
Chemists
- Median
- $64,440
- p25
- $55,740
- p75
- $77,750
- p10
- $50,640
- p90
- $100,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.