State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs Wisconsin
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In Wisconsin, $88,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.6% — not 78.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.3%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+51.6%
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%
Wisconsin
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $88,400
- p25
- $73,940
- p75
- $131,400
- p10
- $65,720
- p90
- $147,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.