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State comparison · 2025

Electrical Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs New York

Occupation

Electrical Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $127,720. In New York, $119,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 7.3%.

Nominal pay gap
+7.3%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+9.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Massachusetts

Electrical Engineers

Median
$127,720
p25
$100,010
p75
$160,910
p10
$78,140
p90
$176,470
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-56%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

New York

Electrical Engineers

Median
$119,010
p25
$91,580
p75
$144,250
p10
$74,870
p90
$168,820
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-53%
See full breakdown for New York

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.