State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Vermont
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Vermont, $144,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 9.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.2%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-3.4%
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%
Vermont
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $144,400
- p25
- $110,470
- p75
- $164,590
- p10
- $93,460
- p90
- $172,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.