State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Tennessee, $76,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 45.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.1%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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%
Tennessee
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $76,840
- p25
- $62,430
- p75
- $94,790
- p10
- $49,920
- p90
- $122,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -76%
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.