State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Maine, $119,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 39%.
Nominal pay gap
+39%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+22.8%
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
Maine
Actuaries
- Median
- $119,620
- p25
- $104,490
- p75
- $138,220
- p10
- $85,200
- p90
- $166,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.