State comparison · 2025
Computer Occupations, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Computer Occupations, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $156,590. In Mississippi, $86,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.6% — not 80.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.1%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+42.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Computer Occupations, All Other
- Median
- $156,590
- p25
- $123,360
- p75
- $180,480
- p10
- $87,400
- p90
- $207,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
Mississippi
Computer Occupations, All Other
- Median
- $86,940
- p25
- $61,580
- p75
- $112,920
- p10
- $31,380
- p90
- $135,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.