State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Utah, $132,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.2% — not 46.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.9%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+32.2%
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%
Utah
Lawyers
- Median
- $132,830
- p25
- $93,460
- p75
- $212,230
- p10
- $59,990
- p90
- $347,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.