State comparison · 2024
Mathematicians salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Mathematicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $154,480. In Virginia, $148,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 4.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.4%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Mathematicians
- Median
- $154,480
- p25
- $137,610
- p75
- $191,880
- p10
- $125,820
- p90
- $210,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Virginia
Mathematicians
- Median
- $148,030
- p25
- $120,990
- p75
- $175,610
- p10
- $92,520
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. 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.