State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Louisiana, $123,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 15.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.6%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-7.2%
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%
Louisiana
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $123,710
- p25
- $92,930
- p75
- $157,970
- p10
- $77,210
- p90
- $178,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.