State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Arizona vs Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Arizona, $123,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
Arizona vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-24.2%
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
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.