State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: Louisiana vs New Mexico
Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In Louisiana, $123,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
-22%
Louisiana vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-18.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $123,710
- p25
- $92,930
- p75
- $157,970
- p10
- $77,210
- p90
- $178,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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%
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.