State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs New York
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In New York, $102,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+24.6%
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%
New York
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $84,400
- p75
- $129,410
- p10
- $74,990
- p90
- $160,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.