State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs North Dakota
Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In North Dakota, $110,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.1% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.1%
New Mexico vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+38.1%
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 Dakota
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $110,810
- p25
- $83,380
- p75
- $129,640
- p10
- $77,350
- p90
- $155,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- 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.