State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Massachusetts, $125,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 19.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.9%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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
Massachusetts
Chemists
- Median
- $125,000
- p25
- $85,830
- p75
- $164,760
- p10
- $71,120
- p90
- $212,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.