State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Arizona, $100,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.3% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.7%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-23.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $100,550
- p25
- $82,420
- p75
- $134,300
- p10
- $75,560
- p90
- $165,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.