State comparison · 2025
Financial Examiners salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Financial Examiners in District of Columbia earn a median of $198,720. In Illinois, $93,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 94.1% — not 113.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+113.3%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+94.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $198,720
- p25
- $134,470
- p75
- $239,240
- p10
- $84,050
- p90
- $256,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Illinois
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $93,150
- p25
- $77,930
- p75
- $127,090
- p10
- $59,800
- p90
- $167,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.