State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs West Virginia
Chemical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,190. In West Virginia, $129,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.4%
New Mexico vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
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
West Virginia
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $129,210
- p25
- $101,600
- p75
- $165,770
- p10
- $90,660
- p90
- $181,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.