State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Michigan, $106,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 34.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.8%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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%
Michigan
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $106,070
- p25
- $87,080
- p75
- $132,440
- p10
- $75,880
- p90
- $159,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
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.