State comparison · 2025
Financial Specialists, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Financial Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $125,110. In Michigan, $75,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.9% — not 66.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.7%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+45.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $125,110
- p25
- $100,720
- p75
- $153,550
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Michigan
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $75,040
- p25
- $56,330
- p75
- $101,240
- p10
- $45,980
- p90
- $139,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.