State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Actuaries in District of Columbia earn a median of $166,230. In Washington, $134,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.4%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+20.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Actuaries
- Median
- $166,230
- p25
- $144,680
- p75
- $185,220
- p10
- $116,690
- p90
- $207,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Washington
Actuaries
- Median
- $134,720
- p25
- $99,790
- p75
- $175,600
- p10
- $71,140
- p90
- $209,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +350%
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.