State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Louisiana, $136,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 13.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.5%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+4.9%
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
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.