State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs Nevada
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Nevada, $91,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.6% — not 74.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.2%
Delaware vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+74.6%
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
Nevada
Economists
- Median
- $91,340
- p25
- $79,750
- p75
- $112,820
- p10
- $70,960
- p90
- $128,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.