State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs Oklahoma
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Oklahoma, $89,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.6% — not 76.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.8%
Delaware vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+55.6%
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
Oklahoma
Economists
- Median
- $89,980
- p25
- $81,420
- p75
- $145,270
- p10
- $67,490
- p90
- $171,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.