Is it fair to say that a $130k salary in Washington DC HCOL area is equivalent to ~$105k in 2020…? Or is that an exaggeration?

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CPI inflation over that period is around 30%. Seems not far off, but the DC part might not be particularly relevant. If anything, the last year+ of Doge cuts depressed housing market here potentially more than elsewhere in the US

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