State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Georgia, $122,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+19.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Economists
- Median
- $167,590
- p25
- $115,910
- p75
- $224,080
- p10
- $98,350
- p90
- $299,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Georgia
Economists
- Median
- $122,570
- p25
- $98,790
- p75
- $162,410
- p10
- $78,190
- p90
- $187,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.