State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Massachusetts, $99,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 12.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.1%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+8%
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%
Massachusetts
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $99,460
- p25
- $79,370
- p75
- $128,560
- p10
- $70,460
- p90
- $160,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.