State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Kansas, $138,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.8%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
-1%
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%
Kansas
Economists
- Median
- $138,790
- p25
- $117,810
- p75
- $205,780
- p10
- $67,610
- p90
- $238,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.