State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Minnesota, $105,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43% — not 59.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.4%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+43%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Economists
- Median
- $167,590
- p25
- $115,910
- p75
- $224,080
- p10
- $98,350
- p90
- $299,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Minnesota
Economists
- Median
- $105,120
- p25
- $63,980
- p75
- $142,460
- p10
- $58,380
- p90
- $197,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.