State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Minnesota, $99,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.5%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+20.6%
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%
Minnesota
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $99,140
- p25
- $81,860
- p75
- $128,690
- p10
- $75,870
- p90
- $151,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -53%
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.