State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Alaska vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Alaska, $101,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 35.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.8%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-32.9%
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
Washington
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $158,370
- p25
- $130,560
- p75
- $181,460
- p10
- $112,580
- p90
- $207,710
- 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.