State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Hawaii vs Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Hawaii, $137,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 13.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.7%
Hawaii vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-22.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $137,240
- p25
- $134,070
- p75
- $163,880
- p10
- $117,700
- p90
- $247,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.