State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Colorado vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Colorado, $156,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 1.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-1.4%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+2.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $156,190
- p25
- $128,440
- p75
- $180,310
- p10
- $101,970
- p90
- $210,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
Washington
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $158,370
- p25
- $130,560
- p75
- $181,460
- p10
- $112,580
- p90
- $207,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.