State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Nevada, $150,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.7%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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%
Nevada
Lawyers
- Median
- $150,510
- p25
- $122,470
- p75
- $200,970
- p10
- $96,010
- p90
- $414,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.