State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: New York vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In New York, $125,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 10%.
Nominal pay gap
-10%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $125,900
- p25
- $88,380
- p75
- $162,770
- p10
- $73,920
- p90
- $168,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Washington
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $139,840
- p25
- $122,960
- p75
- $176,290
- p10
- $92,570
- p90
- $199,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -89%
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.