State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In New York, $156,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 6.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.2%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Actuaries
- Median
- $166,230
- p25
- $144,680
- p75
- $185,220
- p10
- $116,690
- p90
- $207,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
New York
Actuaries
- Median
- $156,480
- p25
- $106,140
- p75
- $211,330
- p10
- $82,250
- p90
- $277,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.