State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In West Virginia, $73,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 52.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.1%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
West Virginia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $73,320
- p25
- $59,260
- p75
- $91,660
- p10
- $49,240
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.