State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Indiana, $102,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 39.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.3%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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%
Indiana
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $102,670
- p25
- $81,690
- p75
- $127,190
- p10
- $69,290
- p90
- $152,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -31%
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.