State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Connecticut
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Connecticut, $104,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.4% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+29.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $144,040
- p25
- $106,100
- p75
- $185,520
- p10
- $81,840
- p90
- $217,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Connecticut
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $104,160
- p25
- $85,930
- p75
- $135,230
- p10
- $82,300
- p90
- $162,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.