State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Arkansas vs Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Arkansas, $102,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 35.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.8%
Arkansas vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-27.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $102,040
- p25
- $78,810
- p75
- $124,500
- p10
- $72,590
- p90
- $155,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.