State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Nevada, $81,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68% — not 84.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.6%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+68%
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
Nevada
Chemists
- Median
- $81,170
- p25
- $60,960
- p75
- $107,350
- p10
- $49,220
- p90
- $130,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +67%
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.