State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Montana, $89,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.5% — not 87.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+87.6%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+61.5%
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%
Montana
Economists
- Median
- $89,340
- p25
- $73,920
- p75
- $105,050
- p10
- $69,850
- p90
- $116,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.