State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Delaware, $125,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 6.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.1%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+3.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $125,130
- p25
- $97,920
- p75
- $128,140
- p10
- $65,890
- p90
- $168,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.