State comparison · 2025
Amusement and Recreation Attendants salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Amusement and Recreation Attendants in District of Columbia earn a median of $37,960. In North Carolina, $26,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 42.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.3%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Median
- $37,960
- p25
- $37,390
- p75
- $38,010
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $43,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
North Carolina
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Median
- $26,680
- p25
- $21,710
- p75
- $33,010
- p10
- $18,130
- p90
- $37,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.