State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Idaho vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Idaho, $95,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.3% — not 39.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.6%
Idaho vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-32.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $95,700
- p25
- $76,970
- p75
- $120,000
- p10
- $64,870
- p90
- $139,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.