State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Idaho vs Maryland
Chemists in Maryland earn a median of $140,670. In Idaho, $78,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39% — not 44.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.6%
Idaho vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-39%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Chemists
- Median
- $78,000
- p25
- $58,480
- p75
- $106,750
- p10
- $37,230
- p90
- $134,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Maryland
Chemists
- Median
- $140,670
- p25
- $103,840
- p75
- $171,310
- p10
- $75,430
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- 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.