State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Texas
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Texas, $130,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
+21%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
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%
Texas
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $130,270
- p25
- $103,810
- p75
- $166,980
- p10
- $82,990
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.