State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Idaho, $129,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 10.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.6%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
-3.9%
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%
Idaho
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $129,340
- p25
- $101,160
- p75
- $154,900
- p10
- $77,070
- p90
- $165,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.