State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Missouri
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Missouri, $130,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.7%
Minnesota vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+12.1%
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
Missouri
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $130,680
- p25
- $96,790
- p75
- $179,260
- p10
- $80,390
- p90
- $179,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.