State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Oregon
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Oregon, $124,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+18.1%
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%
Oregon
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $124,630
- p25
- $99,250
- p75
- $162,550
- p10
- $85,070
- p90
- $179,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.