State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In District of Columbia, $143,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.8%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-24.3%
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%
New Mexico
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $158,520
- p25
- $127,540
- p75
- $196,240
- p10
- $102,880
- p90
- $202,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.