State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Florida vs Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Florida, $129,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 18.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.7%
Florida vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-22.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $129,280
- p25
- $104,790
- p75
- $156,370
- p10
- $84,210
- p90
- $177,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $159,060
- p25
- $100,300
- p75
- $180,350
- p10
- $85,330
- p90
- $194,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.