State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In New York, $102,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+27.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $133,300
- p25
- $107,300
- p75
- $166,360
- p10
- $86,820
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
New York
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $84,400
- p75
- $129,410
- p10
- $74,990
- p90
- $160,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.