State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Illinois, $107,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 32.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.6%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+20.6%
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%
Illinois
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $107,860
- p25
- $87,360
- p75
- $131,960
- p10
- $75,470
- p90
- $164,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -49%
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.