State comparison · 2025
Computer Hardware Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
Computer Hardware Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $167,600. In New Hampshire, $129,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+27.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
New Hampshire
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $129,140
- p25
- $99,740
- p75
- $174,140
- p10
- $75,740
- p90
- $202,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.