State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Wisconsin, $79,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.3% — not 40.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.5%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+20.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
Wisconsin
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $79,400
- p25
- $65,000
- p75
- $100,800
- p10
- $58,340
- p90
- $127,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.