State comparison · 2025
Bill and Account Collectors salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Bill and Account Collectors in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,230. In South Dakota, $46,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.5%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+7.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $62,230
- p25
- $58,160
- p75
- $84,990
- p10
- $44,990
- p90
- $91,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
South Dakota
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $46,620
- p25
- $39,370
- p75
- $48,720
- p10
- $35,190
- p90
- $59,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.