State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Oregon, $103,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.8%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+21.2%
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%
Oregon
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $103,470
- p25
- $91,270
- p75
- $130,230
- p10
- $78,100
- p90
- $162,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.