State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs Oregon
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In Oregon, $103,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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%
Oregon
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $103,470
- p25
- $91,270
- p75
- $130,230
- p10
- $78,100
- p90
- $162,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.