State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Nebraska, $75,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 81.1% — not 120.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+120.9%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+81.1%
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%
Nebraska
Economists
- Median
- $75,880
- p25
- $56,350
- p75
- $101,540
- p10
- $45,000
- p90
- $135,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.