State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Idaho, $74,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.7% — not 49.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.2%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+29.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
Idaho
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $74,730
- p25
- $61,150
- p75
- $93,400
- p10
- $48,170
- p90
- $121,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +133%
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.