State comparison · 2025
Compliance Officers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Compliance Officers in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,030. In Washington, $88,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 25%.
Nominal pay gap
+25%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+21.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Compliance Officers
- Median
- $111,030
- p25
- $84,590
- p75
- $132,960
- p10
- $69,140
- p90
- $156,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +150%
Washington
Compliance Officers
- Median
- $88,790
- p25
- $74,770
- p75
- $116,210
- p10
- $60,650
- p90
- $142,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -10%
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.