State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Pennsylvania, $115,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.4% — not 45.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.7%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+29.4%
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%
Pennsylvania
Economists
- Median
- $115,000
- p25
- $81,470
- p75
- $138,010
- p10
- $64,500
- p90
- $164,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.