State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs Texas
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Texas, $121,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.5% — not 31%.
Nominal pay gap
+31%
Delaware vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+27.5%
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
Texas
Economists
- Median
- $121,420
- p25
- $83,900
- p75
- $175,000
- p10
- $66,760
- p90
- $219,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- 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.