State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Massachusetts, $149,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 6%.
Nominal pay gap
-6%
Massachusetts vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $149,470
- p25
- $98,850
- p75
- $182,370
- p10
- $89,750
- p90
- $217,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.