State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Delaware, $159,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.6% — not 5.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.1%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+4.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.