State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In South Carolina, $79,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.4% — not 88.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+88.1%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+60.4%
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
South Carolina
Chemists
- Median
- $79,670
- p25
- $64,860
- p75
- $105,820
- p10
- $54,420
- p90
- $139,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.