State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In South Dakota, $102,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.2% — not 91.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+91.3%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+54.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
South Dakota
Lawyers
- Median
- $102,040
- p25
- $85,640
- p75
- $141,270
- p10
- $76,920
- p90
- $234,690
- 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.