State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Indiana, $126,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.6% — not 53.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.9%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+30.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
Indiana
Lawyers
- Median
- $126,860
- p25
- $95,120
- p75
- $193,420
- p10
- $65,750
- p90
- $327,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.