State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs Oregon
Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In Oregon, $125,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.7%
New Mexico vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+42%
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%
Oregon
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $125,160
- p25
- $100,460
- p75
- $141,010
- p10
- $83,500
- p90
- $166,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.