State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs New York
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%
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%
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.