State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Hawaii
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Hawaii, $106,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 35.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.4%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+34.6%
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%
Hawaii
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $106,350
- p25
- $78,810
- p75
- $130,360
- p10
- $73,890
- p90
- $156,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -29%
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.