State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Virginia vs West Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In West Virginia, $129,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 5.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.5%
Virginia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-6.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $129,210
- p25
- $101,600
- p75
- $165,770
- p10
- $90,660
- p90
- $181,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.