State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Wisconsin, $78,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63% — not 90.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.3%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+63%
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
Wisconsin
Chemists
- Median
- $78,730
- p25
- $64,760
- p75
- $96,720
- p10
- $52,020
- p90
- $109,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -79%
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.