State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Maryland vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In Maryland, $127,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.2% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.7%
Maryland vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-10.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $127,190
- p25
- $96,210
- p75
- $156,750
- p10
- $68,670
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +20%
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.