State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In New Mexico, $132,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.6% — not 16.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.1%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $132,850
- p25
- $104,830
- p75
- $161,420
- p10
- $97,350
- p90
- $195,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.