State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Alaska, $124,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.1% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.7%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+0.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $124,340
- p25
- $92,280
- p75
- $157,610
- p10
- $76,890
- p90
- $174,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
District of Columbia
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $133,300
- p25
- $107,300
- p75
- $166,360
- p10
- $86,820
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.