State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In Oregon, $122,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 12.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.1%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $122,850
- p25
- $98,670
- p75
- $147,420
- p10
- $79,040
- p90
- $162,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +82%
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.