State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Idaho
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Idaho, $129,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 11.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.4%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
-3.9%
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%
Idaho
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $129,340
- p25
- $101,160
- p75
- $154,900
- p10
- $77,070
- p90
- $165,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.