State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Missouri, $117,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 43.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.2%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+18.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Economists
- Median
- $167,590
- p25
- $115,910
- p75
- $224,080
- p10
- $98,350
- p90
- $299,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Missouri
Economists
- Median
- $117,010
- p25
- $90,060
- p75
- $172,880
- p10
- $73,260
- p90
- $229,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +150%
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.