State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Mississippi
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Mississippi, $109,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 45.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.7%
Minnesota vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+28.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Mississippi
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $109,200
- p25
- $92,190
- p75
- $141,130
- p10
- $78,640
- p90
- $171,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.