State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs North Carolina
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In North Carolina, $117,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.8% — not 34.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.7%
New Mexico vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+37.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Carolina
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $117,410
- p25
- $95,920
- p75
- $141,260
- p10
- $81,020
- p90
- $168,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
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.