State wages ยท Cost of living
Computer Hardware Engineers pay by state
The highest published median is in Connecticut, at $188,540. Connecticut leads after cost of living, at $181,970. Arizona has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($155,020).
National median
$155,020
Highest state median
$188,540
Connecticut
Best adjusted pay
$181,970
Connecticut
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $82,500Higher: $181,970Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Connecticut | $188,540 | +21.6% | 103.61 | $181,970 | 1 |
| Washington | $174,070 | +12.3% | 107.013 | $162,660 | 2 |
| California | $179,880 | +16.0% | 110.72 | $162,460 | 3 |
| Arizona | $163,090 | +5.2% | 100.677 | $161,990 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $170,570 | +10.0% | 105.757 | $161,280 | 5 |
| Colorado | $162,920 | +5.1% | 103.052 | $158,090 | 6 |
| Alabama | $136,660 | -11.8% | 88.823 | $153,860 | 7 |
| Montana | $141,680 | -8.6% | 94.645 | $149,700 | 8 |
| New Hampshire | $152,840 | -1.4% | 104.165 | $146,730 | 9 |
| Hawaii | $155,390 | +0.2% | 109.951 | $141,330 | 10 |
| Arkansas | $122,860 | -20.7% | 86.937 | $141,320 | 11 |
| District of Columbia | $153,630 | -0.9% | 109.901 | $139,790 | 12 |
| Nebraska | $125,920 | -18.8% | 90.103 | $139,750 | 13 |
| North Carolina | $131,600 | -15.1% | 94.326 | $139,520 | 14 |
| Virginia | $139,570 | -10.0% | 101.104 | $138,050 | 15 |
| Texas | $133,250 | -14.0% | 97.057 | $137,290 | 16 |
| Pennsylvania | $131,660 | -15.1% | 97.572 | $134,940 | 17 |
| Ohio | $124,800 | -19.5% | 92.774 | $134,520 | 18 |
| Idaho | $127,880 | -17.5% | 95.494 | $133,910 | 19 |
| Alaska | $136,080 | -12.2% | 102.359 | $132,940 | 20 |
| Minnesota | $130,530 | -15.8% | 98.621 | $132,360 | 21 |
| Delaware | $132,050 | -14.8% | 99.808 | $132,300 | 22 |
| Maryland | $137,930 | -11.0% | 104.959 | $131,410 | 23 |
| New York | $141,780 | -8.5% | 107.921 | $131,370 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | $113,030 | -27.1% | 87.843 | $128,670 | 25 |
| South Carolina | $119,010 | -23.2% | 93.749 | $126,950 | 26 |
| Iowa | $111,080 | -28.3% | 87.762 | $126,570 | 27 |
| Florida | $125,640 | -19.0% | 103.414 | $121,490 | 28 |
| New Jersey | $131,540 | -15.1% | 108.805 | $120,900 | 29 |
| Michigan | $113,620 | -26.7% | 96.217 | $118,090 | 30 |
| Rhode Island | $119,540 | -22.9% | 102.28 | $116,880 | 31 |
| Kansas | $101,650 | -34.4% | 90.068 | $112,860 | 32 |
| Georgia | $108,590 | -30.0% | 96.293 | $112,770 | 33 |
| Missouri | $101,120 | -34.8% | 90.817 | $111,340 | 34 |
| Tennessee | $100,430 | -35.2% | 91.87 | $109,320 | 35 |
| Illinois | $107,720 | -30.5% | 99.958 | $107,770 | 36 |
| Louisiana | $93,570 | -39.6% | 88.207 | $106,080 | 37 |
| Utah | $104,080 | -32.9% | 98.864 | $105,280 | 38 |
| Wisconsin | $98,040 | -36.8% | 94.095 | $104,190 | 39 |
| Nevada | $102,640 | -33.8% | 99.979 | $102,660 | 40 |
| Indiana | $95,120 | -38.6% | 93.329 | $101,920 | 41 |
| Kentucky | $88,750 | -42.7% | 90.159 | $98,440 | 42 |
| Mississippi | $76,120 | -50.9% | 86.953 | $87,540 | 43 |
| North Dakota | $73,390 | -52.7% | 88.959 | $82,500 | 44 |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| Oregon | Not available | Not available | 103.361 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.