State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Oregon
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Oregon, $124,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.8% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.6%
Minnesota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+33.8%
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
Oregon
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $124,630
- p25
- $99,250
- p75
- $162,550
- p10
- $85,070
- p90
- $179,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.