State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Indiana, $77,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 43.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.5%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+21.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
Indiana
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $77,720
- p25
- $62,370
- p75
- $100,120
- p10
- $50,950
- p90
- $125,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -66%
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.