State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Massachusetts, $106,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.7% — not 57.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.5%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+51.7%
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%
Massachusetts
Economists
- Median
- $106,380
- p25
- $91,690
- p75
- $155,130
- p10
- $74,080
- p90
- $222,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -78%
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.