State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Michigan
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Michigan, $106,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 35.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.8%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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%
Michigan
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $106,070
- p25
- $87,080
- p75
- $132,440
- p10
- $75,880
- p90
- $159,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
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.