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State comparison · 2025

Actuaries salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia

Occupation

Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Alabama, $136,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 17.6%.

Nominal pay gap
-17.6%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Alabama

Actuaries

Median
$136,950
p25
$82,630
p75
$149,320
p10
$71,240
p90
$160,740
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
88.8
See full breakdown for Alabama

District of Columbia

Actuaries

Median
$166,230
p25
$144,680
p75
$185,220
p10
$116,690
p90
$207,450
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

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.