State comparison · 2025
Computer Hardware Engineers salary: Arkansas vs California
Computer Hardware Engineers in California earn a median of $185,180. In Arkansas, $120,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 35%.
Nominal pay gap
-35%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-17.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $120,290
- p25
- $78,830
- p75
- $158,700
- p10
- $70,870
- p90
- $166,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
California
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $185,180
- p25
- $150,700
- p75
- $219,980
- p10
- $126,590
- p90
- $281,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -19%
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.