State comparison · 2025
Financial Examiners salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Financial Examiners in District of Columbia earn a median of $198,720. In Kentucky, $76,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 113.9% — not 160.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+160.6%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+113.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $198,720
- p25
- $134,470
- p75
- $239,240
- p10
- $84,050
- p90
- $256,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Kentucky
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $76,260
- p25
- $63,260
- p75
- $105,510
- p10
- $50,400
- p90
- $135,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.