State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Pennsylvania, $79,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.4% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.2%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+25.4%
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%
Pennsylvania
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $79,000
- p25
- $62,330
- p75
- $99,990
- p10
- $50,680
- p90
- $130,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.