State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs Maryland
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In Maryland, $122,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 6.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.5%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+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%
Maryland
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $122,870
- p25
- $98,300
- p75
- $156,560
- p10
- $79,670
- p90
- $176,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.