State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Minnesota, $81,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.6% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+22.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
Minnesota
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $81,600
- p25
- $68,190
- p75
- $105,020
- p10
- $58,280
- p90
- $138,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
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.