State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs Oklahoma
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In Oklahoma, $101,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 28.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.5%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+1.9%
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%
Oklahoma
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $101,850
- p25
- $82,960
- p75
- $128,320
- p10
- $70,070
- p90
- $136,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.