State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Nevada vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Nevada, $96,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 38.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.9%
Nevada vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-34.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $96,730
- p25
- $86,690
- p75
- $136,570
- p10
- $77,920
- p90
- $179,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.