State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Nebraska
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Nebraska, $135,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.2%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-5.4%
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%
Nebraska
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $135,670
- p25
- $104,140
- p75
- $171,380
- p10
- $86,760
- p90
- $217,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.