State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Georgia, $100,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.5%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Georgia
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $100,620
- p25
- $80,040
- p75
- $128,350
- p10
- $71,940
- p90
- $156,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.