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State comparison · 2025

Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana

Occupation

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%
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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%
See full breakdown for Louisiana

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.