State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Alabama, $129,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.5%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Economists
- Median
- $129,960
- p25
- $91,210
- p75
- $153,570
- p10
- $74,520
- p90
- $175,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
District of Columbia
Economists
- Median
- $167,590
- p25
- $115,910
- p75
- $224,080
- p10
- $98,350
- p90
- $299,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.