State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Pennsylvania, $157,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.2%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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%
Pennsylvania
Lawyers
- Median
- $157,180
- p25
- $98,720
- p75
- $208,260
- p10
- $77,100
- p90
- $323,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -9%
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.