State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Maryland, $144,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 15.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.8%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+10.7%
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%
Maryland
Economists
- Median
- $144,680
- p25
- $118,460
- p75
- $178,780
- p10
- $93,710
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.