State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Massachusetts, $127,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 12%.
Nominal pay gap
+12%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+7.8%
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%
Massachusetts
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $127,720
- p25
- $100,010
- p75
- $160,910
- p10
- $78,140
- p90
- $176,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.