State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs Virginia
Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In Virginia, $119,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46% — not 33.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.2%
New Mexico vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+46%
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%
Virginia
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $119,030
- p25
- $95,450
- p75
- $148,320
- p10
- $80,320
- p90
- $173,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.