State comparison · 2025
Computer Hardware Engineers salary: Mississippi vs Washington
Computer Hardware Engineers in Washington earn a median of $169,120. In Mississippi, $78,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43% — not 53.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-53.7%
Mississippi vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-43%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $78,320
- p25
- $75,210
- p75
- $107,950
- p10
- $68,770
- p90
- $140,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
Washington
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $169,120
- p25
- $132,070
- p75
- $210,230
- p10
- $100,120
- p90
- $260,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -27%
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.