State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In West Virginia, $97,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+11.5%
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%
West Virginia
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $97,390
- p25
- $82,910
- p75
- $118,490
- p10
- $64,640
- p90
- $143,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +75%
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.