State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Nebraska, $74,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64.1% — not 100.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.1%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+64.1%
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
Nebraska
Chemists
- Median
- $74,890
- p25
- $64,850
- p75
- $98,830
- p10
- $62,280
- p90
- $128,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.