State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Kentucky, $98,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 45.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.1%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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%
Kentucky
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $98,550
- p25
- $77,290
- p75
- $117,150
- p10
- $63,270
- p90
- $138,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -8%
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.