State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: South Carolina vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In South Carolina, $101,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.5%
South Carolina vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-19.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $101,570
- p25
- $79,160
- p75
- $127,900
- p10
- $77,140
- p90
- $146,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.