State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Tennessee, $104,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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%
Tennessee
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $104,450
- p25
- $84,220
- p75
- $132,050
- p10
- $73,850
- p90
- $166,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -89%
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.