State comparison · 2025
Computer Occupations, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Computer Occupations, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $156,590. In West Virginia, $107,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19% — not 46.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.2%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+19%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Computer Occupations, All Other
- Median
- $156,590
- p25
- $123,360
- p75
- $180,480
- p10
- $87,400
- p90
- $207,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
West Virginia
Computer Occupations, All Other
- Median
- $107,140
- p25
- $66,850
- p75
- $149,730
- p10
- $51,090
- p90
- $172,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +167%
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.