State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Nevada, $107,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+21.2%
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%
Nevada
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $107,400
- p25
- $86,390
- p75
- $135,660
- p10
- $77,000
- p90
- $167,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.