State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Maryland vs Oklahoma
Chemists in Maryland earn a median of $140,670. In Oklahoma, $74,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.9% — not 87.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+87.7%
Maryland vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+56.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Oklahoma
Chemists
- Median
- $74,960
- p25
- $59,640
- p75
- $105,140
- p10
- $48,520
- p90
- $112,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -21%
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.