State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Connecticut, $104,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.2%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-22.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $104,160
- p25
- $85,930
- p75
- $135,230
- p10
- $82,300
- p90
- $162,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.