State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In New York, $102,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 8.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.7%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+6.7%
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 York
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $102,640
- p25
- $79,760
- p75
- $134,820
- p10
- $63,700
- p90
- $171,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.