State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: Colorado vs Washington
Electrical Engineers in Washington earn a median of $132,710. In Colorado, $120,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.6% — not 9%.
Nominal pay gap
-9%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $120,760
- p25
- $98,090
- p75
- $147,040
- p10
- $81,720
- p90
- $177,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
Washington
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $132,710
- p25
- $103,910
- p75
- $166,160
- p10
- $85,540
- p90
- $185,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.