State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: New Jersey vs New York
Mechanical Engineers in New Jersey earn a median of $112,300. In New York, $102,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 9.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.6%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+8.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $112,300
- p25
- $92,750
- p75
- $136,910
- p10
- $79,160
- p90
- $162,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
New York
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $84,400
- p75
- $129,410
- p10
- $74,990
- p90
- $160,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.