State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Arizona vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Arizona, $123,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.2%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.4%
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
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.