State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs Washington
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Washington, $109,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.1% — not 45.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.6%
Delaware vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+56.1%
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
Washington
Economists
- Median
- $109,300
- p25
- $91,060
- p75
- $135,350
- p10
- $80,320
- p90
- $167,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +64%
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.