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State comparison · 2025

Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Vermont

Occupation

Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Vermont, $111,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 29.4%.

Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+14.6%
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%
See full breakdown for California

Vermont

Electrical Engineers

Median
$111,310
p25
$91,960
p75
$138,270
p10
$81,040
p90
$175,710
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
98.0
See full breakdown for Vermont

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.