State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In North Dakota, $75,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.3% — not 47.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.3%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+19.3%
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 Dakota
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $75,730
- p25
- $60,960
- p75
- $95,780
- p10
- $49,330
- p90
- $124,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.