State comparison · 2025
Computer Hardware Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Computer Hardware Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $167,600. In South Dakota, $101,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 65.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.3%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+38.4%
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%
South Dakota
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $101,400
- p25
- $83,340
- p75
- $131,210
- p10
- $78,040
- p90
- $150,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.