State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In South Carolina, $121,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.7% — not 13%.
Nominal pay gap
-13%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-0.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $121,610
- p25
- $92,240
- p75
- $131,080
- p10
- $75,550
- p90
- $158,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.