State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Texas, $154,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 26.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.6%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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%
Texas
Lawyers
- Median
- $154,200
- p25
- $102,810
- p75
- $223,390
- p10
- $79,340
- p90
- $349,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.