State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Florida
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Florida, $129,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 21.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.9%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+13.9%
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%
Florida
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $129,280
- p25
- $104,790
- p75
- $156,370
- p10
- $84,210
- p90
- $177,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.