State comparison · 2025
Financial Examiners salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Financial Examiners in District of Columbia earn a median of $198,720. In Tennessee, $87,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 90.8% — not 128.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+128.1%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+90.8%
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
Tennessee
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $87,110
- p25
- $64,500
- p75
- $121,700
- p10
- $51,170
- p90
- $160,710
- 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.