State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs New York
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In New York, $119,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
+21%
California vs New York
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)
- -36%
New York
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $119,010
- p25
- $91,580
- p75
- $144,250
- p10
- $74,870
- p90
- $168,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -53%
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.