State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: North Dakota vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In North Dakota, $115,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 15.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.4%
North Dakota vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-3.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $115,400
- p25
- $84,720
- p75
- $134,630
- p10
- $45,760
- p90
- $162,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.