State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Vermont, $86,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.2% — not 74%.
Nominal pay gap
+74%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+55.2%
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
Vermont
Chemists
- Median
- $86,120
- p25
- $74,420
- p75
- $108,300
- p10
- $68,640
- p90
- $128,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.