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State comparison · 2025

Electrical Engineers salary: Florida vs North Carolina

Occupation

Electrical Engineers in North Carolina earn a median of $110,130. In Florida, $104,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 4.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-4.9%
Florida vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Florida

Electrical Engineers

Median
$104,780
p25
$80,860
p75
$131,550
p10
$65,090
p90
$164,210
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.4
Hiring velocity (180d)
-68%
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North Carolina

Electrical Engineers

Median
$110,130
p25
$79,370
p75
$148,330
p10
$66,800
p90
$203,490
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
-55%
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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.