State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Arizona vs Delaware
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Arizona, $79,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.4% — not 50%.
Nominal pay gap
-50%
Arizona vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
-50.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Economists
- Median
- $79,610
- p25
- $79,450
- p75
- $124,920
- p10
- $75,000
- p90
- $138,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Delaware
Economists
- Median
- $159,120
- p25
- $102,270
- p75
- $167,430
- p10
- $74,690
- p90
- $214,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.