State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Alaska, $125,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 11.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.9%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-5.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $125,970
- p25
- $96,210
- p75
- $137,840
- p10
- $82,360
- p90
- $177,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
District of Columbia
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $143,000
- p25
- $111,530
- p75
- $173,790
- p10
- $87,450
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +133%
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.