State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: New Mexico vs West Virginia
Electrical Engineers in New Mexico earn a median of $158,520. In West Virginia, $113,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.7% — not 39.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.8%
New Mexico vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+35.7%
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%
West Virginia
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $113,420
- p25
- $88,610
- p75
- $132,720
- p10
- $76,830
- p90
- $156,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.