State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Utah, $102,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
+30%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $133,300
- p25
- $107,300
- p75
- $166,360
- p10
- $86,820
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
Utah
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,500
- p25
- $84,500
- p75
- $127,780
- p10
- $73,070
- p90
- $160,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -74%
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.