State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In New Mexico, $78,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 41.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.9%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
New Mexico
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $78,580
- p25
- $63,290
- p75
- $99,090
- p10
- $52,390
- p90
- $125,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.