State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Mechanical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $133,300. In Wyoming, $117,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.5% — not 13.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.2%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-4.5%
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%
Wyoming
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $117,750
- p25
- $100,060
- p75
- $140,600
- p10
- $71,730
- p90
- $151,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.