State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: California vs District of Columbia
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In California, $130,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Actuaries
- Median
- $130,510
- p25
- $101,600
- p75
- $188,390
- p10
- $83,510
- p90
- $219,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -81%
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
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.