State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Idaho
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Idaho, $95,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.1% — not 64.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.7%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+42.1%
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%
Idaho
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $95,700
- p25
- $76,970
- p75
- $120,000
- p10
- $64,870
- p90
- $139,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.