State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Illinois vs Texas
Mechanical Engineers in Texas earn a median of $112,410. In Illinois, $102,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 8.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.7%
Illinois vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-11.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,680
- p25
- $83,800
- p75
- $130,730
- p10
- $72,150
- p90
- $160,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.