State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In West Virginia, $102,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.2% — not 90.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.6%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+55.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
West Virginia
Lawyers
- Median
- $102,420
- p25
- $80,640
- p75
- $145,270
- p10
- $64,950
- p90
- $206,370
- 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.