State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Arizona, $79,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 28.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.3%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-21.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $79,970
- p25
- $64,990
- p75
- $103,640
- p10
- $55,430
- p90
- $128,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -65%
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
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.