State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs North Carolina
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In North Carolina, $122,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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%
North Carolina
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $122,930
- p25
- $94,210
- p75
- $149,990
- p10
- $79,310
- p90
- $176,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.