State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Missouri, $82,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.5% — not 81%.
Nominal pay gap
+81%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+49.5%
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
Missouri
Chemists
- Median
- $82,800
- p25
- $62,560
- p75
- $109,070
- p10
- $48,240
- p90
- $134,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -74%
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.