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State comparison · 2025

Electrical Engineers salary: Kansas vs New Mexico

Occupation

Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In Kansas, $102,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.7% — not 35.3%.

Nominal pay gap
-35.3%
Kansas vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-33.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Kansas

Electrical Engineers

Median
$102,630
p25
$82,900
p75
$128,920
p10
$72,230
p90
$159,650
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-29%
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New Mexico

Electrical Engineers

Median
$158,520
p25
$127,540
p75
$196,240
p10
$102,880
p90
$202,680
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
92.2
Hiring velocity (180d)
-40%
See full breakdown for New Mexico

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.