State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Michigan, $100,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.6% — not 65.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.2%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+44.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Actuaries
- Median
- $166,230
- p25
- $144,680
- p75
- $185,220
- p10
- $116,690
- p90
- $207,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Michigan
Actuaries
- Median
- $100,640
- p25
- $78,510
- p75
- $134,460
- p10
- $65,240
- p90
- $170,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -86%
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.