State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Georgia, $134,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 44.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.8%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
Georgia
Lawyers
- Median
- $134,830
- p25
- $84,460
- p75
- $202,800
- p10
- $58,750
- p90
- $317,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.