State comparison · 2024
Mathematicians salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Mathematicians in Washington earn a median of $162,280. In District of Columbia, $154,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 4.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.8%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.3%
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
Washington
Mathematicians
- Median
- $162,280
- p25
- $112,900
- p75
- $194,120
- p10
- $102,050
- p90
- $239,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.