State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Alaska vs Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Alaska, $101,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.1%
Alaska vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-38.4%
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
Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $159,060
- p25
- $100,300
- p75
- $180,350
- p10
- $85,330
- p90
- $194,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.