State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In North Carolina, $82,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.9%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+16.6%
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%
North Carolina
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $82,050
- p25
- $65,120
- p75
- $108,090
- p10
- $53,610
- p90
- $146,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
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.