State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In Michigan, $94,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 32.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.7%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-25.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $94,050
- p25
- $75,010
- p75
- $123,180
- p10
- $62,640
- p90
- $139,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.