State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Minnesota, $99,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 50.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.9%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
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
Minnesota
Chemists
- Median
- $99,280
- p25
- $76,890
- p75
- $127,480
- p10
- $60,010
- p90
- $158,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +36%
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.