State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Mississippi, $80,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.2% — not 87.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+87.2%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+48.2%
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
Mississippi
Chemists
- Median
- $80,060
- p25
- $62,380
- p75
- $102,380
- p10
- $52,060
- p90
- $130,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.