State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs New Hampshire
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In New Hampshire, $120,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.2% — not 61.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.6%
District of Columbia vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+53.2%
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%
New Hampshire
Lawyers
- Median
- $120,810
- p25
- $97,080
- p75
- $194,690
- p10
- $65,670
- p90
- $358,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.