State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs Wisconsin
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Wisconsin, $84,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 78.6% — not 89.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.4%
Delaware vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+78.6%
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
Wisconsin
Economists
- Median
- $84,000
- p25
- $72,920
- p75
- $110,970
- p10
- $53,340
- p90
- $132,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- 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.