State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs South Carolina
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In South Carolina, $101,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 58.3% — not 55.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.7%
New Mexico vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+58.3%
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
South Carolina
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $101,570
- p25
- $79,160
- p75
- $127,900
- p10
- $77,140
- p90
- $146,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.