State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Oklahoma, $103,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.3% — not 89.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.4%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+51.3%
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%
Oklahoma
Lawyers
- Median
- $103,060
- p25
- $74,950
- p75
- $139,630
- p10
- $57,950
- p90
- $207,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.