State comparison · 2025
Computer Hardware Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs Washington
Computer Hardware Engineers in Washington earn a median of $169,120. In Oklahoma, $95,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.1% — not 43.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.5%
Oklahoma vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-31.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oklahoma
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median
- $95,600
- p25
- $82,020
- p75
- $130,790
- p10
- $77,150
- p90
- $171,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.