State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Kentucky, $101,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.8% — not 92.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.2%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+57.8%
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%
Kentucky
Lawyers
- Median
- $101,550
- p25
- $78,140
- p75
- $149,120
- p10
- $63,010
- p90
- $187,180
- 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.