State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In New Jersey, $84,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.7% — not 77.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.5%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+75.7%
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
New Jersey
Chemists
- Median
- $84,450
- p25
- $75,050
- p75
- $109,470
- p10
- $60,910
- p90
- $144,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.