State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Montana
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Montana, $87,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.9% — not 64.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.9%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+40.9%
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%
Montana
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $87,360
- p25
- $76,400
- p75
- $112,760
- p10
- $72,910
- p90
- $133,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.