State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Nebraska vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In Nebraska, $98,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.9%
Nebraska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-19.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $98,310
- p25
- $76,610
- p75
- $131,890
- p10
- $60,840
- p90
- $156,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.