State comparison · 2025
Financial Specialists, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Financial Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $125,110. In Washington, $80,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.5% — not 54.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.6%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+50.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $125,110
- p25
- $100,720
- p75
- $153,550
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Washington
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $80,930
- p25
- $66,610
- p75
- $105,290
- p10
- $51,850
- p90
- $131,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -63%
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.