State comparison · 2025
Financial Examiners salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Financial Examiners in District of Columbia earn a median of $198,720. In Montana, $80,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 111.3% — not 145.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+145.4%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+111.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $198,720
- p25
- $134,470
- p75
- $239,240
- p10
- $84,050
- p90
- $256,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Montana
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $80,970
- p25
- $70,600
- p75
- $106,480
- p10
- $50,440
- p90
- $156,990
- 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.