State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In North Carolina, $136,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.6% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.1%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+5.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Economists
- Median
- $167,590
- p25
- $115,910
- p75
- $224,080
- p10
- $98,350
- p90
- $299,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
North Carolina
Economists
- Median
- $136,150
- p25
- $79,790
- p75
- $172,860
- p10
- $35,460
- p90
- $224,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.