State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Massachusetts, $149,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.5% — not 5.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.6%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.5%
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
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.