State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Montana, $103,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62% — not 88.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+88.2%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+62%
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%
Montana
Lawyers
- Median
- $103,720
- p25
- $84,180
- p75
- $133,660
- p10
- $62,090
- p90
- $179,620
- 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.