State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In South Dakota, $78,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 41.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.4%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+14%
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 Dakota
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $78,880
- p25
- $66,970
- p75
- $97,920
- p10
- $61,190
- p90
- $115,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- 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.