State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Michigan, $104,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.1%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $133,300
- p25
- $107,300
- p75
- $166,360
- p10
- $86,820
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
Michigan
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $104,890
- p25
- $87,640
- p75
- $132,160
- p10
- $76,310
- p90
- $159,840
- 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.