State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Wisconsin
Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median of $159,060. In Wisconsin, $88,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.7% — not 79.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.9%
Minnesota vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+71.7%
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
Wisconsin
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $88,400
- p25
- $73,940
- p75
- $131,400
- p10
- $65,720
- p90
- $147,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.