State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Rhode Island, $111,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+39.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Actuaries
- Median
- $166,230
- p25
- $144,680
- p75
- $185,220
- p10
- $116,690
- p90
- $207,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Rhode Island
Actuaries
- Median
- $111,090
- p25
- $78,110
- p75
- $156,700
- p10
- $76,120
- p90
- $182,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.