State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Ohio, $131,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.8% — not 49%.
Nominal pay gap
+49%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+25.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
Ohio
Lawyers
- Median
- $131,020
- p25
- $90,830
- p75
- $191,080
- p10
- $69,790
- p90
- $269,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- 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.