State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In North Carolina, $110,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+11.4%
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%
North Carolina
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $110,130
- p25
- $79,370
- p75
- $148,330
- p10
- $66,800
- p90
- $203,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.