State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In Louisiana, $128,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 8%.
Nominal pay gap
-8%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $128,670
- p25
- $92,470
- p75
- $155,830
- p10
- $80,860
- p90
- $171,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
Washington
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $139,840
- p25
- $122,960
- p75
- $176,290
- p10
- $92,570
- p90
- $199,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -89%
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.