State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Louisiana
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Louisiana, $136,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.1%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-8.3%
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%
Louisiana
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $136,970
- p25
- $118,370
- p75
- $160,930
- p10
- $110,300
- p90
- $197,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.