State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Montana, $61,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 108.4% — not 142.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+142.1%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+108.4%
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
Montana
Chemists
- Median
- $61,890
- p25
- $49,400
- p75
- $80,160
- p10
- $44,260
- p90
- $115,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.