State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs New Mexico
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In New Mexico, $132,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 19.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.7%
Minnesota vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
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
New Mexico
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $132,850
- p25
- $104,830
- p75
- $161,420
- p10
- $97,350
- p90
- $195,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.