State comparison · 2025
Financial Specialists, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Financial Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $125,110. In Mississippi, $73,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34% — not 69.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.3%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+34%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $125,110
- p25
- $100,720
- p75
- $153,550
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Mississippi
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $73,920
- p25
- $53,490
- p75
- $94,520
- p10
- $40,770
- p90
- $115,920
- 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.