State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Tennessee, $87,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 70.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.4%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+42.5%
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
Tennessee
Chemists
- Median
- $87,930
- p25
- $58,420
- p75
- $104,030
- p10
- $48,530
- p90
- $132,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
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.