State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: New Mexico vs New York
Materials Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $165,600. In New York, $125,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.9% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
New Mexico vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+53.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $165,600
- p25
- $160,340
- p75
- $197,900
- p10
- $126,640
- p90
- $204,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +171%
New York
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $125,900
- p25
- $88,380
- p75
- $162,770
- p10
- $73,920
- p90
- $168,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.