State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Massachusetts
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Massachusetts, $149,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.8% — not 5.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.5%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+0.8%
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%
Massachusetts
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $149,470
- p25
- $98,850
- p75
- $182,370
- p10
- $89,750
- p90
- $217,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.