State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Nebraska
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Nebraska, $135,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 17.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.2%
Minnesota vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
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
Nebraska
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $135,670
- p25
- $104,140
- p75
- $171,380
- p10
- $86,760
- p90
- $217,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.