State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Florida vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In Florida, $109,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.1%
Florida vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $109,000
- p25
- $83,720
- p75
- $126,250
- p10
- $73,180
- p90
- $160,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
Virginia
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $136,380
- p25
- $100,680
- p75
- $156,080
- p10
- $92,540
- p90
- $176,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.