State comparison · 2025
Financial Examiners salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Financial Examiners in District of Columbia earn a median of $198,720. In South Carolina, $86,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 96% — not 129.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+129.9%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+96%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $198,720
- p25
- $134,470
- p75
- $239,240
- p10
- $84,050
- p90
- $256,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
South Carolina
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $86,440
- p25
- $65,540
- p75
- $137,700
- p10
- $52,530
- p90
- $164,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.