State comparison · 2025
Coaches and Scouts salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Coaches and Scouts in District of Columbia earn a median of $65,360. In Illinois, $49,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+21.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Coaches and Scouts
- Median
- $65,360
- p25
- $42,960
- p75
- $106,340
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $136,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Illinois
Coaches and Scouts
- Median
- $49,120
- p25
- $35,210
- p75
- $82,750
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $122,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.