State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Ohio, $100,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 42.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.1%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+20%
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%
Ohio
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $100,620
- p25
- $82,240
- p75
- $126,730
- p10
- $72,690
- p90
- $149,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
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.