State comparison · 2025
Mechanical Engineers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Mechanical Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,430. In Oregon, $103,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 6.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.3%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $103,470
- p25
- $91,270
- p75
- $130,230
- p10
- $78,100
- p90
- $162,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
Washington
Mechanical Engineers
- Median
- $110,430
- p25
- $94,560
- p75
- $139,870
- p10
- $79,400
- p90
- $167,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.