State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Missouri
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Missouri, $130,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 20.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.6%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-1.1%
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%
Missouri
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $130,680
- p25
- $96,790
- p75
- $179,260
- p10
- $80,390
- p90
- $179,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.