State comparison · 2025
Bill and Account Collectors salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Bill and Account Collectors in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,230. In West Virginia, $43,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 41.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.6%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+15.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $62,230
- p25
- $58,160
- p75
- $84,990
- p10
- $44,990
- p90
- $91,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
West Virginia
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $43,960
- p25
- $39,590
- p75
- $46,020
- p10
- $35,590
- p90
- $51,280
- 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.