State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Virginia
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Virginia, $143,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 11.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.1%
Minnesota vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+13.9%
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
Virginia
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $143,210
- p25
- $119,830
- p75
- $184,590
- p10
- $95,420
- p90
- $226,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.