State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs Illinois
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Illinois, $112,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.4% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.1%
Delaware vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+41.4%
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
Illinois
Economists
- Median
- $112,790
- p25
- $82,210
- p75
- $150,900
- p10
- $66,930
- p90
- $225,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.