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State comparison · 2025

Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin

Occupation

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%
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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%
See full breakdown for Wisconsin

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.