State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs New York
Mechanical Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $119,300. In New York, $102,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 16.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.5%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
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 York
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $84,400
- p75
- $129,410
- p10
- $74,990
- p90
- $160,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.