State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Kansas vs New Mexico
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In Kansas, $102,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.5%
Kansas vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-34%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $102,020
- p25
- $88,670
- p75
- $126,480
- p10
- $73,730
- p90
- $161,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.