State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Ohio, $85,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.4% — not 75.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.7%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+48.4%
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
Ohio
Chemists
- Median
- $85,270
- p25
- $69,470
- p75
- $109,760
- p10
- $59,010
- p90
- $134,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
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.