State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Maine, $113,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.5% — not 72.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.6%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+52.5%
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%
Maine
Lawyers
- Median
- $113,120
- p25
- $82,830
- p75
- $139,110
- p10
- $76,820
- p90
- $215,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.