State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In New Jersey, $126,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 20.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.2%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $126,430
- p25
- $103,980
- p75
- $159,710
- p10
- $103,230
- p90
- $163,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.