State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Nebraska, $107,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+9.3%
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%
Nebraska
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $107,260
- p25
- $83,790
- p75
- $125,830
- p10
- $66,820
- p90
- $135,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.