State comparison · 2025
Computer Hardware Engineers salary: Florida vs Massachusetts
Computer Hardware Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $167,600. In Florida, $134,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
-20%
Florida vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-18.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $134,160
- p25
- $101,680
- p75
- $167,690
- p10
- $77,680
- p90
- $203,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
Massachusetts
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $167,600
- p25
- $132,610
- p75
- $210,910
- p10
- $118,490
- p90
- $258,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +5%
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.