State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Rhode Island, $116,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 14.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.7%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+6.8%
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%
Rhode Island
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $116,230
- p25
- $99,350
- p75
- $154,690
- p10
- $79,000
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +500%
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.