State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Hawaii
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Hawaii, $106,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.5%
District of Columbia vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+34.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Hawaii
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $106,350
- p25
- $78,810
- p75
- $130,360
- p10
- $73,890
- p90
- $156,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -29%
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.