State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: California vs Washington
Electrical Engineers in California earn a median of $144,040. In Washington, $132,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 8.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.5%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+4.9%
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)
- -36%
Washington
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $132,710
- p25
- $103,910
- p75
- $166,160
- p10
- $85,540
- p90
- $185,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.