State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: New Mexico vs Pennsylvania
Physicists in Pennsylvania earn a median of $210,990. In New Mexico, $165,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.6%
New Mexico vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
-17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Physicists
- Median
- $165,340
- p25
- $160,090
- p75
- $203,210
- p10
- $120,720
- p90
- $235,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
Pennsylvania
Physicists
- Median
- $210,990
- p25
- $150,950
- p75
- $231,190
- p10
- $88,300
- p90
- $261,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +73%
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.