State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Illinois, $115,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31% — not 44%.
Nominal pay gap
+44%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+31%
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
Illinois
Actuaries
- Median
- $115,430
- p25
- $95,940
- p75
- $158,540
- p10
- $77,790
- p90
- $202,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.