State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: North Carolina vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In North Carolina, $117,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 13.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.9%
North Carolina vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-7.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $117,410
- p25
- $95,920
- p75
- $141,260
- p10
- $81,020
- p90
- $168,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
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.