State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Nevada
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Nevada, $96,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.2% — not 62.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.9%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+47.2%
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%
Nevada
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $96,730
- p25
- $86,690
- p75
- $136,570
- p10
- $77,920
- p90
- $179,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.