State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Maryland vs Pennsylvania
Chemists in Maryland earn a median of $140,670. In Pennsylvania, $77,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 69.6% — not 82.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+82.5%
Maryland vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+69.6%
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%
Pennsylvania
Chemists
- Median
- $77,090
- p25
- $62,430
- p75
- $101,550
- p10
- $49,800
- p90
- $144,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -38%
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.