State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Nebraska, $135,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.7% — not 14.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.3%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+1.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $135,670
- p25
- $104,140
- p75
- $171,380
- p10
- $86,760
- p90
- $217,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
Washington
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $158,370
- p25
- $130,560
- p75
- $181,460
- p10
- $112,580
- p90
- $207,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.