State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: New York vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In New York, $129,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 5.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.4%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-11.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $129,060
- p25
- $89,440
- p75
- $145,670
- p10
- $81,520
- p90
- $146,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.