State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Alaska vs California
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Alaska, $101,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.2% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.5%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-30.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $101,710
- p25
- $98,330
- p75
- $114,310
- p10
- $81,650
- p90
- $170,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $157,620
- p25
- $129,010
- p75
- $193,060
- p10
- $104,370
- p90
- $220,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.