State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Wisconsin, $99,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 43.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.4%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+22.8%
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%
Wisconsin
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $99,700
- p25
- $82,200
- p75
- $123,120
- p10
- $74,850
- p90
- $132,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
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.