State comparison · 2025
Mathematicians salary: Virginia vs Washington
Mathematicians in Washington earn a median of $162,280. In Virginia, $148,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.5% — not 8.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.8%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Mathematicians
- Median
- $148,030
- p25
- $120,990
- p75
- $175,610
- p10
- $92,520
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
Washington
Mathematicians
- Median
- $162,280
- p25
- $112,900
- p75
- $194,120
- p10
- $102,050
- p90
- $239,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.