State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Maryland, $89,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.2% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+19.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
Maryland
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $89,370
- p25
- $73,100
- p75
- $116,420
- p10
- $59,760
- p90
- $156,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -76%
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.