State comparison · 2025
Financial Examiners salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Financial Examiners in District of Columbia earn a median of $198,720. In West Virginia, $60,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 167.1% — not 228%.
Nominal pay gap
+228%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+167.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $198,720
- p25
- $134,470
- p75
- $239,240
- p10
- $84,050
- p90
- $256,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
West Virginia
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $60,590
- p25
- $46,950
- p75
- $73,330
- p10
- $40,980
- p90
- $105,610
- 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.