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State comparison · 2025

Aerospace Engineers salary: Indiana vs Minnesota

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Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Indiana, $107,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.6% — not 32.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-32.5%
Indiana vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-28.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Indiana

Aerospace Engineers

Median
$107,400
p25
$85,080
p75
$135,450
p10
$82,530
p90
$176,860
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
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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
See full breakdown for Minnesota

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.