State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs New Mexico
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In New Mexico, $132,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 18.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.6%
California vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
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%
New Mexico
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $132,850
- p25
- $104,830
- p75
- $161,420
- p10
- $97,350
- p90
- $195,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.