State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Pennsylvania, $110,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+14.6%
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%
Pennsylvania
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $110,820
- p25
- $91,390
- p75
- $136,300
- p10
- $77,650
- p90
- $167,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.