State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs Ohio
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In Ohio, $111,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.2% — not 42.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.3%
New Mexico vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+43.2%
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
Ohio
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $111,200
- p25
- $96,170
- p75
- $135,700
- p10
- $76,940
- p90
- $169,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.