State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: New Jersey vs New York
Electrical Engineers in New Jersey earn a median of $125,370. In New York, $119,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.5% — not 5.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.3%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+4.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $125,370
- p25
- $98,510
- p75
- $147,640
- p10
- $80,630
- p90
- $174,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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%
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.