State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Colorado, $121,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.6%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-22.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Economists
- Median
- $121,410
- p25
- $82,430
- p75
- $157,350
- p10
- $73,450
- p90
- $193,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.