State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs South Carolina
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In South Carolina, $137,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 16.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.1%
Minnesota vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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
South Carolina
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $137,030
- p25
- $102,280
- p75
- $160,620
- p10
- $81,460
- p90
- $170,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.