State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Maine, $91,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.9% — not 83.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+83.2%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+61.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Economists
- Median
- $167,590
- p25
- $115,910
- p75
- $224,080
- p10
- $98,350
- p90
- $299,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Maine
Economists
- Median
- $91,480
- p25
- $74,190
- p75
- $115,920
- p10
- $69,140
- p90
- $132,950
- 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.