State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: Montana vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In Montana, $76,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.5% — not 45.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.6%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-38.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $76,030
- p25
- $63,500
- p75
- $93,560
- p10
- $59,860
- p90
- $104,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.