State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Virginia, $93,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 19.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.6%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+10%
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%
Virginia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $93,290
- p25
- $74,250
- p75
- $123,510
- p10
- $60,000
- p90
- $156,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.