State comparison · 2025
Financial Specialists, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Financial Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $125,110. In Illinois, $81,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.2% — not 54.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.1%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+40.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $125,110
- p25
- $100,720
- p75
- $153,550
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Illinois
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $81,180
- p25
- $62,650
- p75
- $104,460
- p10
- $50,240
- p90
- $147,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.