State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Utah, $80,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67% — not 85.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.5%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+67%
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
Utah
Chemists
- Median
- $80,770
- p25
- $63,610
- p75
- $101,570
- p10
- $54,350
- p90
- $129,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.