State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: New Hampshire vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In New Hampshire, $101,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.6% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.6%
New Hampshire vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-25.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $101,290
- p25
- $77,320
- p75
- $121,920
- p10
- $73,660
- p90
- $159,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.