State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Mississippi, $91,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.5% — not 112.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+112.9%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+68.5%
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%
Mississippi
Lawyers
- Median
- $91,690
- p25
- $63,650
- p75
- $130,170
- p10
- $47,670
- p90
- $176,750
- 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.