State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Mississippi, $104,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 36.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
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%
Mississippi
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $104,990
- p25
- $80,760
- p75
- $130,490
- p10
- $60,130
- p90
- $156,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.