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State comparison · 2025

Cost Estimators salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Cost Estimators in Massachusetts earn a median of $100,840. In District of Columbia, $82,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21% — not 18%.

Nominal pay gap
-18%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-21%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

District of Columbia

Cost Estimators

Median
$82,730
p25
$82,220
p75
$101,420
p10
$66,720
p90
$127,520
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
+600%
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

Massachusetts

Cost Estimators

Median
$100,840
p25
$75,420
p75
$127,400
p10
$58,870
p90
$151,780
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
+10%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

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.