State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Indiana, $80,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 76.2% — not 107.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+107.5%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+76.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Economists
- Median
- $167,590
- p25
- $115,910
- p75
- $224,080
- p10
- $98,350
- p90
- $299,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Indiana
Economists
- Median
- $80,750
- p25
- $47,350
- p75
- $144,640
- p10
- $47,350
- p90
- $163,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -82%
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.