State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In West Virginia, $113,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.7% — not 26.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.1%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+2.7%
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%
West Virginia
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $113,420
- p25
- $88,610
- p75
- $132,720
- p10
- $76,830
- p90
- $156,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.