State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In North Carolina, $82,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.6% — not 81.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.4%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+55.6%
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
North Carolina
Chemists
- Median
- $82,620
- p25
- $66,760
- p75
- $106,240
- p10
- $58,170
- p90
- $132,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -63%
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.