State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs Kentucky
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Kentucky, $71,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 101.4% — not 122.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+122.9%
Delaware vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+101.4%
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
Kentucky
Economists
- Median
- $71,400
- p25
- $64,070
- p75
- $100,880
- p10
- $59,810
- p90
- $124,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.