State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In South Carolina, $98,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 45.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.3%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
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%
South Carolina
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $98,440
- p25
- $75,540
- p75
- $128,060
- p10
- $69,260
- p90
- $156,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.