State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Utah
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Utah, $105,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 36.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+21.7%
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%
Utah
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $105,720
- p25
- $86,850
- p75
- $141,020
- p10
- $77,100
- p90
- $171,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.