State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Maryland, $125,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 14.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.3%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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%
Maryland
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $125,150
- p25
- $96,740
- p75
- $164,080
- p10
- $76,650
- p90
- $194,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
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.