State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
Mechanical Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $119,300. In New Hampshire, $103,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.1%
Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+13.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $119,300
- p25
- $96,440
- p75
- $140,590
- p10
- $79,570
- p90
- $166,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
New Hampshire
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $103,660
- p25
- $84,210
- p75
- $130,120
- p10
- $72,740
- p90
- $165,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -82%
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.