State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs Tennessee
Mechanical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $157,710. In Tennessee, $99,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.9% — not 58.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.4%
New Mexico vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+57.9%
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%
Tennessee
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $99,550
- p25
- $78,730
- p75
- $127,500
- p10
- $64,150
- p90
- $156,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -78%
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.