State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Texas, $99,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 50.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.4%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
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
Texas
Chemists
- Median
- $99,640
- p25
- $73,160
- p75
- $139,010
- p10
- $58,850
- p90
- $170,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.