State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Illinois vs New Mexico
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In Illinois, $121,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.2%
Illinois vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-29.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $121,560
- p25
- $95,800
- p75
- $140,010
- p10
- $79,120
- p90
- $176,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
New Mexico
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $158,190
- p25
- $110,420
- p75
- $189,260
- p10
- $76,540
- p90
- $205,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.