State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: New Mexico vs Rhode Island
Materials Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $165,600. In Rhode Island, $87,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 110.8% — not 90%.
Nominal pay gap
+90%
New Mexico vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+110.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $165,600
- p25
- $160,340
- p75
- $197,900
- p10
- $126,640
- p90
- $204,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +171%
Rhode Island
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $87,180
- p25
- $80,660
- p75
- $113,060
- p10
- $78,270
- p90
- $140,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.