State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Wyoming, $111,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.9% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+7.9%
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%
Wyoming
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $111,740
- p25
- $93,440
- p75
- $127,290
- p10
- $60,760
- p90
- $146,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.