State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In New Jersey, $125,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 14.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.1%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+12.9%
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%
New Jersey
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $125,370
- p25
- $98,510
- p75
- $147,640
- p10
- $80,630
- p90
- $174,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.