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State comparison · 2025

Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs New York

Occupation

Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In New York, $119,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 20.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+20.2%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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%
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New York

Electrical Engineers

Median
$119,010
p25
$91,580
p75
$144,250
p10
$74,870
p90
$168,820
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-53%
See full breakdown for New York

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.