State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In New Jersey, $126,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 7.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.1%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-13.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $126,760
- p25
- $95,520
- p75
- $157,190
- p10
- $81,040
- p90
- $185,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -38%
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.