State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Wisconsin, $95,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 39%.
Nominal pay gap
+39%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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%
Wisconsin
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $95,870
- p25
- $77,920
- p75
- $106,950
- p10
- $64,850
- p90
- $130,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.