State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Wisconsin, $126,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.8% — not 54%.
Nominal pay gap
+54%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+31.8%
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%
Wisconsin
Lawyers
- Median
- $126,760
- p25
- $94,890
- p75
- $198,270
- p10
- $76,010
- p90
- $362,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.