State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Minnesota, $128,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+16.4%
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
Minnesota
Actuaries
- Median
- $128,100
- p25
- $98,340
- p75
- $165,970
- p10
- $79,920
- p90
- $223,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.