State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Arkansas, $102,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.6%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.7%
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
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.