State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: New York vs Texas
Electrical Engineers in Texas earn a median of $129,450. In New York, $119,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 8.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.1%
New York vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-17.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Texas
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $129,450
- p25
- $95,130
- p75
- $164,730
- p10
- $76,120
- p90
- $210,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.