State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Chemists in District of Columbia earn a median of $149,860. In Wyoming, $102,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 46.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.9%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
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
Wyoming
Chemists
- Median
- $102,000
- p25
- $76,680
- p75
- $127,120
- p10
- $52,150
- p90
- $127,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.