State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Georgia vs Texas
Mechanical Engineers in Texas earn a median of $112,410. In Georgia, $100,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.7% — not 10.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.5%
Georgia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-9.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $100,620
- p25
- $80,040
- p75
- $128,350
- p10
- $71,940
- p90
- $156,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
Texas
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $112,410
- p25
- $91,420
- p75
- $145,090
- p10
- $75,810
- p90
- $175,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.