State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Idaho, $109,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 51.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.1%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+31.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Actuaries
- Median
- $166,230
- p25
- $144,680
- p75
- $185,220
- p10
- $116,690
- p90
- $207,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Idaho
Actuaries
- Median
- $109,990
- p25
- $79,840
- p75
- $155,420
- p10
- $64,990
- p90
- $155,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.