State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Virginia, $167,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 16.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.7%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+7.4%
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%
Virginia
Lawyers
- Median
- $167,210
- p25
- $107,710
- p75
- $207,480
- p10
- $79,330
- p90
- $320,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.