State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Economists in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,590. In Wisconsin, $84,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 70.8% — not 99.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+99.5%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+70.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Economists
- Median
- $167,590
- p25
- $115,910
- p75
- $224,080
- p10
- $98,350
- p90
- $299,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Wisconsin
Economists
- Median
- $84,000
- p25
- $72,920
- p75
- $110,970
- p10
- $53,340
- p90
- $132,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.