State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Louisiana, $104,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.5% — not 87.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+87.5%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+50.5%
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%
Louisiana
Lawyers
- Median
- $104,100
- p25
- $76,540
- p75
- $159,100
- p10
- $50,140
- p90
- $227,230
- 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.