State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: Nevada vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In Nevada, $99,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 29.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.2%
Nevada vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $99,010
- p25
- $85,380
- p75
- $131,980
- p10
- $66,150
- p90
- $155,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.