State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Oregon, $138,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.2%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
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%
Oregon
Lawyers
- Median
- $138,210
- p25
- $99,450
- p75
- $195,620
- p10
- $73,610
- p90
- $263,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.