State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Missouri, $76,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.3% — not 45.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.6%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+20.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
Missouri
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $76,590
- p25
- $60,370
- p75
- $99,580
- p10
- $49,290
- p90
- $128,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.