State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Missouri, $99,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 34.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.2%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+10.9%
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%
Missouri
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $99,330
- p25
- $79,540
- p75
- $120,990
- p10
- $64,750
- p90
- $142,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- 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.