State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In New York, $90,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.4% — not 65.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.4%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+62.4%
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
New York
Chemists
- Median
- $90,600
- p25
- $75,830
- p75
- $122,000
- p10
- $61,100
- p90
- $155,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.