State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Virginia, $96,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.6% — not 55.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.1%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+42.6%
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
Virginia
Chemists
- Median
- $96,650
- p25
- $65,980
- p75
- $136,660
- p10
- $52,870
- p90
- $166,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -78%
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.