State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: New York vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In New York, $130,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 17.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.7%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $130,330
- p25
- $101,970
- p75
- $162,210
- p10
- $89,130
- p90
- $202,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.