State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In South Dakota, $98,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 44.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.5%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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 Dakota
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $98,980
- p25
- $89,260
- p75
- $108,640
- p10
- $69,580
- p90
- $138,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.