State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In New Mexico, $119,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.8% — not 63.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.1%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+36.8%
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 Mexico
Lawyers
- Median
- $119,680
- p25
- $95,910
- p75
- $157,870
- p10
- $76,100
- p90
- $232,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.