State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: California vs Wyoming
Mechanical Engineers in California earn a median of $130,900. In Wyoming, $117,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 11.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.2%
California vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-6.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $130,900
- p25
- $102,360
- p75
- $166,580
- p10
- $82,070
- p90
- $203,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
Wyoming
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $117,750
- p25
- $100,060
- p75
- $140,600
- p10
- $71,730
- p90
- $151,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.