State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Nebraska
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Nebraska, $107,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.3%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+9.3%
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%
Nebraska
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $107,260
- p25
- $83,790
- p75
- $125,830
- p10
- $66,820
- p90
- $135,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.