State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Massachusetts, $176,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 10.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.5%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+6.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
Massachusetts
Lawyers
- Median
- $176,680
- p25
- $119,960
- p75
- $282,080
- p10
- $82,100
- p90
- $374,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -23%
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.