State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Ohio
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Ohio, $138,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.6% — not 13.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.9%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
-4.6%
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%
Ohio
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $138,440
- p25
- $100,440
- p75
- $170,540
- p10
- $82,830
- p90
- $201,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- 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.