State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs South Dakota
Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In South Dakota, $98,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.9% — not 60.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.2%
New Mexico vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+53.9%
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%
South Dakota
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $98,980
- p25
- $89,260
- p75
- $108,640
- p10
- $69,580
- p90
- $138,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.