State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Utah
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Utah, $135,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.7% — not 16%.
Nominal pay gap
+16%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+3.7%
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%
Utah
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $135,840
- p25
- $116,800
- p75
- $161,060
- p10
- $85,230
- p90
- $183,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.