State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Pennsylvania, $133,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 17.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.7%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+3.8%
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%
Pennsylvania
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $133,940
- p25
- $111,500
- p75
- $162,420
- p10
- $89,230
- p90
- $179,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.