State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Maryland vs Wyoming
Chemists in Maryland earn a median of $140,670. In Wyoming, $102,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 37.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.9%
Maryland vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+21.8%
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%
Wyoming
Chemists
- Median
- $102,000
- p25
- $76,680
- p75
- $127,120
- p10
- $52,150
- p90
- $127,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.