State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs South Carolina
Mechanical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $157,710. In South Carolina, $104,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.3% — not 50.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.8%
New Mexico vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+53.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $157,710
- p25
- $128,080
- p75
- $162,880
- p10
- $103,780
- p90
- $203,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
South Carolina
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $104,580
- p25
- $84,810
- p75
- $133,480
- p10
- $74,260
- p90
- $166,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.