State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Connecticut, $129,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 18.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.2%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $129,500
- p25
- $104,560
- p75
- $142,970
- p10
- $86,420
- p90
- $163,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.