State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Colorado vs Washington
Mechanical Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $124,430. In Washington, $110,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 12.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.7%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+16.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $124,430
- p25
- $95,710
- p75
- $149,790
- p10
- $75,100
- p90
- $170,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
Washington
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $110,430
- p25
- $94,560
- p75
- $139,870
- p10
- $79,400
- p90
- $167,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.