State comparison · 2025
Financial Specialists, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Financial Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $125,110. In West Virginia, $86,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 45.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.1%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $125,110
- p25
- $100,720
- p75
- $153,550
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
West Virginia
Financial Specialists, All Other
- Median
- $86,200
- p25
- $67,200
- p75
- $103,380
- p10
- $51,630
- p90
- $119,430
- 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.