State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In South Carolina, $76,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 45.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.7%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
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%
South Carolina
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $76,560
- p25
- $62,100
- p75
- $99,080
- p10
- $50,370
- p90
- $131,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
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.