State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: Georgia vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In Georgia, $100,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.9%
Georgia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $100,840
- p25
- $80,180
- p75
- $129,740
- p10
- $71,830
- p90
- $159,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.