State comparison · 2025
Financial Specialists, All Other salary: California vs District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $125,110. In California, $80,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.9% — not 35.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.4%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-35.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $80,810
- p25
- $64,260
- p75
- $118,160
- p10
- $49,160
- p90
- $163,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $125,110
- p25
- $100,720
- p75
- $153,550
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.