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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer pay in California and Missouri
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer is $160,520 per year in California. It is $117,630 per year in Missouri. California is 36.5% above Missouri on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 17-2072 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 20,830 wage and salary jobs in California and 740 in Missouri. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings