State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Texas, $129,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 10.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.5%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-2.4%
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%
Texas
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $129,450
- p25
- $95,130
- p75
- $164,730
- p10
- $76,120
- p90
- $210,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.