State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs Nebraska
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In Nebraska, $88,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21% — not 48.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.6%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+21%
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%
Nebraska
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $88,060
- p25
- $74,820
- p75
- $108,900
- p10
- $61,860
- p90
- $136,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -22%
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.