State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In District of Columbia, $103,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
-20%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $103,300
- p25
- $89,990
- p75
- $122,760
- p10
- $81,240
- p90
- $153,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
Washington
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $129,050
- p25
- $102,400
- p75
- $155,920
- p10
- $85,010
- p90
- $176,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- 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.