State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Michigan
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Michigan, $128,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.2%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+6.2%
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%
Michigan
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $128,960
- p25
- $97,070
- p75
- $147,330
- p10
- $76,130
- p90
- $180,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.