State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Minnesota, $155,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 25.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.8%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+12.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
Minnesota
Lawyers
- Median
- $155,140
- p25
- $107,220
- p75
- $216,440
- p10
- $79,820
- p90
- $341,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.