State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: New York vs Pennsylvania
Mechanical Engineers in New York earn a median of $102,440. In Pennsylvania, $97,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 4.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.6%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
-5.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $84,400
- p75
- $129,410
- p10
- $74,990
- p90
- $160,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
Pennsylvania
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $97,920
- p25
- $79,090
- p75
- $125,270
- p10
- $65,770
- p90
- $150,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.