State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In District of Columbia, $157,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.7% — not 0%.
Nominal pay gap
0%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-0.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
District of Columbia
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $157,600
- p25
- $105,870
- p75
- $195,190
- p10
- $98,200
- p90
- $196,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.