State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Utah, $79,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.5% — not 39.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.4%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+25.5%
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%
Utah
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $79,990
- p25
- $61,910
- p75
- $104,140
- p10
- $48,770
- p90
- $131,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.