State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs South Carolina
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In South Carolina, $137,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.6% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
+15%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-2.6%
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%
South Carolina
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $137,030
- p25
- $102,280
- p75
- $160,620
- p10
- $81,460
- p90
- $170,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.