State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Ohio, $79,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+18.7%
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%
Ohio
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $79,320
- p25
- $63,020
- p75
- $102,230
- p10
- $52,140
- p90
- $131,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.