State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Louisiana, $80,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65% — not 105.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+105.6%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+65%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Actuaries
- Median
- $166,230
- p25
- $144,680
- p75
- $185,220
- p10
- $116,690
- p90
- $207,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Louisiana
Actuaries
- Median
- $80,860
- p25
- $78,570
- p75
- $120,460
- p10
- $69,790
- p90
- $206,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.