State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Maine
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Maine, $133,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.9%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+3.4%
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%
Maine
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $133,660
- p25
- $99,480
- p75
- $163,900
- p10
- $82,880
- p90
- $201,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.