State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Nebraska vs New Mexico
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In Nebraska, $98,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.4% — not 37.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.9%
Nebraska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-36.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $98,310
- p25
- $76,610
- p75
- $131,890
- p10
- $60,840
- p90
- $156,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.