State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs Maine
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In Maine, $102,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+12.1%
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%
Maine
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,430
- p25
- $83,740
- p75
- $127,300
- p10
- $78,440
- p90
- $137,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.