State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In North Carolina, $122,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.9% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.4%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $122,930
- p25
- $94,210
- p75
- $149,990
- p10
- $79,310
- p90
- $176,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- 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.