State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Michigan, $128,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 18.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.6%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.4%
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%
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.