State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Nebraska, $109,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.6% — not 78.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.8%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+46.6%
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%
Nebraska
Lawyers
- Median
- $109,170
- p25
- $81,240
- p75
- $166,080
- p10
- $65,030
- p90
- $217,700
- 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.