State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs Georgia
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In Georgia, $100,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $130,900
- p25
- $102,360
- p75
- $166,580
- p10
- $82,070
- p90
- $203,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
Georgia
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $100,620
- p25
- $80,040
- p75
- $128,350
- p10
- $71,940
- p90
- $156,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.