State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Mississippi vs New Mexico
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In Mississippi, $106,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.5%
Mississippi vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-28.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $106,740
- p25
- $95,060
- p75
- $130,630
- p10
- $81,990
- p90
- $149,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
New Mexico
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $158,190
- p25
- $110,420
- p75
- $189,260
- p10
- $76,540
- p90
- $205,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.