State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Tennessee, $108,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 52.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.6%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+27.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Actuaries
- Median
- $166,230
- p25
- $144,680
- p75
- $185,220
- p10
- $116,690
- p90
- $207,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Tennessee
Actuaries
- Median
- $108,930
- p25
- $78,390
- p75
- $150,490
- p10
- $74,350
- p90
- $248,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.