State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Tennessee
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Tennessee, $128,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.8% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.7%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+1.8%
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%
Tennessee
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $128,510
- p25
- $99,080
- p75
- $136,990
- p10
- $79,690
- p90
- $171,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.