State comparison · 2025
Financial Specialists, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Financial Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $125,110. In North Dakota, $78,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 59.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.9%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+29.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $125,110
- p25
- $100,720
- p75
- $153,550
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
North Dakota
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $78,260
- p25
- $59,550
- p75
- $97,470
- p10
- $49,070
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.