State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Louisiana, $136,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.7% — not 13.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.9%
Louisiana vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-3.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $136,970
- p25
- $118,370
- p75
- $160,930
- p10
- $110,300
- p90
- $197,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.