State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs Utah
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In Utah, $85,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 98.4% — not 85%.
Nominal pay gap
+85%
New Mexico vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+98.4%
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
Utah
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $85,520
- p25
- $81,840
- p75
- $104,240
- p10
- $66,620
- p90
- $152,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -17%
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.