State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs South Carolina
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In South Carolina, $98,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.3%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
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)
- -50%
South Carolina
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $98,440
- p25
- $75,540
- p75
- $128,060
- p10
- $69,260
- p90
- $156,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.