State comparison · 2025
Computer Hardware Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs Utah
Computer Hardware Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $167,600. In Utah, $106,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.5% — not 56.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.7%
Massachusetts vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+46.5%
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%
Utah
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $106,950
- p25
- $85,150
- p75
- $134,140
- p10
- $72,550
- p90
- $168,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.