State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs Nevada
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In Nevada, $102,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 27.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.5%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+15.2%
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%
Nevada
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,680
- p25
- $86,030
- p75
- $130,390
- p10
- $75,960
- p90
- $160,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.