State comparison · 2025
Computer Hardware Engineers salary: California vs Texas
Computer Hardware Engineers in California earn a median of $185,180. In Texas, $163,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.9% — not 13%.
Nominal pay gap
+13%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-0.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $185,180
- p25
- $150,700
- p75
- $219,980
- p10
- $126,590
- p90
- $281,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -19%
Texas
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $163,860
- p25
- $126,560
- p75
- $203,100
- p10
- $92,940
- p90
- $216,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -13%
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.