State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Virginia, $119,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.1%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
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%
Virginia
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $119,030
- p25
- $95,450
- p75
- $148,320
- p10
- $80,320
- p90
- $173,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.