State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Georgia
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Georgia, $140,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 12.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.2%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
-2.4%
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%
Georgia
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $140,460
- p25
- $106,510
- p75
- $162,060
- p10
- $84,520
- p90
- $205,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.