State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Ohio, $120,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 39.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.7%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+17.9%
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%
Ohio
Economists
- Median
- $120,000
- p25
- $89,300
- p75
- $164,700
- p10
- $69,770
- p90
- $216,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.