State comparison · 2025
Financial Examiners salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Financial Examiners in District of Columbia earn a median of $198,720. In South Dakota, $88,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 80.6% — not 124.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+124.1%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+80.6%
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 Dakota
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $88,690
- p25
- $62,030
- p75
- $112,550
- p10
- $54,790
- p90
- $162,970
- 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.