State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Utah
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Utah, $135,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 17.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.1%
Minnesota vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+17.4%
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
Utah
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $135,840
- p25
- $116,800
- p75
- $161,060
- p10
- $85,230
- p90
- $183,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.