State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs North Carolina
Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In North Carolina, $110,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.2% — not 43.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.9%
New Mexico vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+47.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $158,520
- p25
- $127,540
- p75
- $196,240
- p10
- $102,880
- p90
- $202,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
North Carolina
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $110,130
- p25
- $79,370
- p75
- $148,330
- p10
- $66,800
- p90
- $203,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.