State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Utah, $105,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 35.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.3%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+21.7%
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%
Utah
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $105,720
- p25
- $86,850
- p75
- $141,020
- p10
- $77,100
- p90
- $171,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.