State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Maryland vs New Mexico
Mechanical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $157,710. In Maryland, $122,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.6% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.1%
Maryland vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-31.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $122,870
- p25
- $98,300
- p75
- $156,560
- p10
- $79,670
- p90
- $176,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
New Mexico
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $157,710
- p25
- $128,080
- p75
- $162,880
- p10
- $103,780
- p90
- $203,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.