State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Mississippi, $106,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 56.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.5%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
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
Mississippi
Actuaries
- Median
- $106,210
- p25
- $77,720
- p75
- $166,130
- p10
- $63,480
- p90
- $256,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.