State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Alaska, $111,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.9% — not 33.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.7%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-28.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Economists
- Median
- $111,040
- p25
- $90,530
- p75
- $141,090
- p10
- $80,110
- p90
- $141,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.