State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Missouri, $133,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.8% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.3%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+20.8%
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%
Missouri
Lawyers
- Median
- $133,450
- p25
- $89,900
- p75
- $197,110
- p10
- $67,020
- p90
- $299,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.