State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Kentucky, $75,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 48.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.2%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+21.6%
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%
Kentucky
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $75,270
- p25
- $61,040
- p75
- $96,780
- p10
- $50,750
- p90
- $121,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.