State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Arizona vs California
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Arizona, $123,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 21.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.9%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-14.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $123,170
- p25
- $96,700
- p75
- $161,220
- p10
- $88,920
- p90
- $193,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.