State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Michigan vs Minnesota
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Michigan, $128,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 18.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.9%
Michigan vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-16.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $128,960
- p25
- $97,070
- p75
- $147,330
- p10
- $76,130
- p90
- $180,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.