State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: Florida vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In Florida, $118,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.1%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $118,780
- p25
- $91,150
- p75
- $138,430
- p10
- $73,370
- p90
- $166,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +250%
Washington
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $139,840
- p25
- $122,960
- p75
- $176,290
- p10
- $92,570
- p90
- $199,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -89%
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.