State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Oklahoma, $74,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.7% — not 99.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+99.9%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+59.7%
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
Oklahoma
Chemists
- Median
- $74,960
- p25
- $59,640
- p75
- $105,140
- p10
- $48,520
- p90
- $112,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -21%
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.