State comparison · 2025
Financial Specialists, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Financial Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $125,110. In Louisiana, $59,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.7% — not 109%.
Nominal pay gap
+109%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+67.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $125,110
- p25
- $100,720
- p75
- $153,550
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Louisiana
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $59,860
- p25
- $47,300
- p75
- $78,700
- p10
- $36,910
- p90
- $97,200
- 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.