State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In West Virginia, $85,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.6% — not 75.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.2%
District of Columbia vs West 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
West Virginia
Chemists
- Median
- $85,560
- p25
- $73,730
- p75
- $111,360
- p10
- $59,600
- p90
- $132,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.